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. 2012 Nov;87(11):1118-23.
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.07.017.

Clinical pearls in palliative medicine 2012

Keith M Swetz  1 , Elise C Carey, John B Bundrick
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Clinical pearls in palliative medicine 2012

Keith M Swetz et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Nov.
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  • Little hope for medical futility.
    Caplan AL. Caplan AL. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Nov;87(11):1040-1. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.09.003. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012. PMID: 23127730 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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