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Tragic choices in intensive care during the COVID-19 pandemic: on fairness, consistency and community
- Correspondence to Professor Chris Newdick, School of Law, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire RG6 7BY, UK; c.newdick{at}reading.ac.uk
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Tragic choices in intensive care during the COVID-19 pandemic: on fairness, consistency and community
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- Received May 22, 2020
- Revised July 23, 2020
- Accepted July 26, 2020
- First published August 7, 2020.
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September 23, 2020
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