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Allocating scarce life-saving resources: the proper role of age
- Correspondence to Dr Govind Persad, Sturm College of Law, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80220, USA; gpersad{at}law.du.edu
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Allocating scarce life-saving resources: the proper role of age
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- Received August 12, 2020
- Revised January 28, 2021
- Accepted March 2, 2021
- First published March 22, 2021.
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January 07, 2022
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