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Case Reports
. 2001 Aug 18;323(7309):388-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7309.388.

Ethical debate: The distinction between withdrawing life sustaining treatment under the influence of paralysing agents and euthanasia. Are we treading a fine line?

K Street, J Henderson
Case Reports

Ethical debate: The distinction between withdrawing life sustaining treatment under the influence of paralysing agents and euthanasia. Are we treading a fine line?

K Street et al. BMJ. .
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