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Elective ventilation
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Is providing elective ventilation in the best interests of potential donors?
- Correspondence to Dr Andrew John McGee, Faculty of Law, Health Law Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia; a.mcgee{at}qut.edu.au
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Is providing elective ventilation in the best interests of potential donors?
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- Received July 31, 2012
- Revised November 27, 2012
- Accepted December 14, 2012
- First published January 15, 2013.
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February 18, 2013
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