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Documented consent process for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and implications for end-of-life care in older adults
- Correspondence to Dr Sally Rigler, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; srigler{at}kumc.edu
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Documented consent process for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and implications for end-of-life care in older adults
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- Received March 1, 2012
- Revised September 28, 2012
- Accepted October 10, 2012
- First published November 8, 2012.
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April 27, 2016
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