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Patient autonomy and professional expertise in decisions near the end of life: commentary on Francis Kamm
- Correspondence to Dr Robert D Truog, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Bader 633, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA; Robert.Truog{at}childrens.harvard.edu
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Patient autonomy and professional expertise in decisions near the end of life: commentary on Francis Kamm
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- Received February 21, 2017
- Accepted March 3, 2017
- First published April 7, 2017.
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August 29, 2017
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