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VOLUME 29 , ISSUE 4 ( April, 2025 ) > List of Articles

EDITORIAL

Planning for a Dignified Death with a Living Will

Jigeeshu V Divatia

Keywords : Advance care planning, Advance directives, Critically ill patients, Living Wills

Citation Information : Divatia JV. Planning for a Dignified Death with a Living Will. Indian J Crit Care Med 2025; 29 (4):283-284.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24958

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 31-03-2025

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2025; The Author(s).


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