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Withholding life prolonging treatment, and self deception
- Correspondence to: Dr G M Sayers, Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK; gwen.sayers{at}ic.ac.uk
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Withholding life prolonging treatment, and self deception
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- First published December 1, 2002.
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December 01, 2002
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