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Post mortem scientific sampling and the search for causes of death in intensive care: what information should be given and what consent should be obtained?
- Correspondence to Jean-Philippe Rigaud, Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier Dieppe, Avenue Pasteur, BP 219, Dieppe 76200, France; jrigaud{at}ch-dieppe.fr
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Post mortem scientific sampling and the search for causes of death in intensive care: what information should be given and what consent should be obtained?
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- Received May 18, 2010
- Revised October 30, 2010
- Accepted November 5, 2010
- First published December 24, 2010.
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April 27, 2016
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