Withholding and Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments in Intensive Care Units in Asia
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Internal Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2168-6106
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7386