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Editorial
. 2012 Nov;87(11):1040-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.09.003.

Little hope for medical futility

Arthur L Caplan
Editorial

Little hope for medical futility

Arthur L Caplan. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Nov.
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