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Clinical ethics
Conditions and consequences of medical futility—from a literature review to a clinical model
- Correspondence to: Dr R Löfmark, Department of Medicine, County Hospital, SE-801 87 Gävle, Sweden; rurik.lofmark{at}gavle.mail.telia.com
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Conditions and consequences of medical futility—from a literature review to a clinical model
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- Accepted November 10, 2001
- Revised July 6, 2001
- First published April 1, 2002.
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April 01, 2002
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