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Comment
. 2012 Aug 1;186(3):290; author reply 290-1.
doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.186.3.290.

Fatalism is not justified when evaluating the critically ill elderly

Peter E Spronk, José G M Hofhuis
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Fatalism is not justified when evaluating the critically ill elderly

Peter E Spronk et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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