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PDFSpecial clinical ethics symposium: the case of Ms B
Grasping the nettle—what to do when patients withdraw their consent for treatment: (a clinical perspective on the case of Ms B)
- Correspondence to: Dr M G Tweeddale, Clinical Director, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK; martin.tweeddale{at}porthosp.nhs.uk
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Grasping the nettle—what to do when patients withdraw their consent for treatment: (a clinical perspective on the case of Ms B)
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- Accepted May 20, 2002
- First published August 1, 2002.
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August 01, 2002
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