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Internists’ attitudes towards terminal sedation in end of life care
- Correspondence to: L C Kaldjian Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; lauris-kaldjianuiowa.edu
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Internists’ attitudes towards terminal sedation in end of life care
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- Received May 19, 2003
- Accepted September 24, 2003
- Revised September 3, 2003
- First published October 5, 2004.
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November 01, 2016
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