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Medical futility: a conceptual model
- Correspondence to: R K Mohindra Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK; rajm{at}dial.pipex.com
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Medical futility: a conceptual model
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- Received February 1, 2006
- Accepted April 6, 2006
- Revised April 1, 2006
- First published January 30, 2007.
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April 27, 2016
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