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Discussing futility with patients and families

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Received from the Oregon Health Sciences University and Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland.

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Dunn, P.M., Levinson, W. Discussing futility with patients and families. J Gen Intern Med 11, 689–693 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02600161

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