When is it really over? Issues confronting surgeons who practice in the surgical intensive care units regarding end-of-life care

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Michael H Metzler. Curr Surg. 2003 Jul-Aug.

. 2003 Jul-Aug;60(4):360-4.

doi: 10.1016/s0149-7944(03)00045-x.

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