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Practical Problems in the Withdrawal of Nutrition and Hydration From Two Patients in a Persistent Vegetative State
James P. Richardson, MD;
Timothy J. Keay, MD, MA-Th
Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(9):981-986.
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