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National health system cuts and triage decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and Spain: ethical implications
- Correspondence to Dr Fermín Jesús González-Melado, Moral Theology and Bioethics, High Center for Theological Studies, Badajoz, Spain; ferminjgm{at}hotmail.com
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National health system cuts and triage decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and Spain: ethical implications
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- Received September 14, 2020
- Revised January 3, 2021
- Accepted January 15, 2021
- First published January 29, 2021.
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May 07, 2021
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