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When enough is enough; terminating life-sustaining treatment at the patient's request: a survey of attitudes among Swedish physicians and the general public
- Correspondence to Dr Anna Lindblad, Centre for Healthcare Ethics, LIME, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden; anna.lindblad{at}ki.se
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When enough is enough; terminating life-sustaining treatment at the patient's request: a survey of attitudes among Swedish physicians and the general public
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- Received December 10, 2009
- Revised January 10, 2010
- Accepted January 12, 2010
- First published May 3, 2010.
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April 27, 2016
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