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The advance directives and foregoing of life support: Where do we stand now?

Sri Nagesh Simha

Citation Information : Simha SN. The advance directives and foregoing of life support: Where do we stand now?. Indian J Crit Care Med 2018; 22 (3):135-137.

DOI: 10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_116_18

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-05-2018

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2018; The Author(s).


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