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Law, ethics and medicine
Patients’ attitudes towards “do not attempt resuscitation” status
- Mr M W Scriven, Department of Surgery, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham LL13 7TD, UK; mark.scriven{at}new-tr.wales.nhs.uk
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Patients’ attitudes towards “do not attempt resuscitation” status
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- Accepted November 2, 2007
- First published July 30, 2008.
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July 30, 2008
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2008 BMJ Publishing Group & Institute of Medical Ethics
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