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. 2005 Dec;17(4):276-93.

doi: 10.1007/s10730-005-5154-y.

Futility revisited: reflections on the perspectives of families, physicians, and institutions

Allan S Brett¹

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PMID: 16637441
DOI: 10.1007/s10730-005-5154-y

Case Reports

Futility revisited: reflections on the perspectives of families, physicians, and institutions

Allan S Brett. HEC Forum. 2005 Dec.

. 2005 Dec;17(4):276-93.

doi: 10.1007/s10730-005-5154-y.

Author

Allan S Brett¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina, Center for Bioethics and Humanities, USA. abrett@sc.edu

PMID: 16637441
DOI: 10.1007/s10730-005-5154-y

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