Reply: Fatalism Is Not Justified when Evaluating the Critically Ill Elderly
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1073-449X,1535-4970
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.186.3.290a