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End-of-life care in Brazil

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We are indebted to Prof. Nelson Spector and Prof. Elie Azoulay for the critical revision of this manuscript.

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Centro de Tratamento Intensivo, 10 Andar, Pça. Cruz Vermelha 23, CEP 20230-130, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Márcio Soares

  2. Departament of Surgery, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Campinas-UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil

    Renato G. G. Terzi

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Do Sul-UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Jefferson P. Piva

  4. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital São Lucas, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul-PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Jefferson P. Piva

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Soares, M., Terzi, R.G.G. & Piva, J.P. End-of-life care in Brazil. Intensive Care Med 33, 1014–1017 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0623-1

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