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Doctors’ perceptions of how resource limitations relate to futility in end-of-life decision making: a qualitative analysis
- Correspondence to Eliana Close, Queensland University of Technology, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia; eliana.close{at}qut.edu.au
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Doctors’ perceptions of how resource limitations relate to futility in end-of-life decision making: a qualitative analysis
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- Received October 9, 2018
- Revised February 7, 2019
- Accepted March 3, 2019
- First published May 15, 2019.
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July 01, 2019
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