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Editorial
. 2020 Apr 22;24(1):165.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02891-w.

Clinical ethics recommendations for the allocation of intensive care treatments in exceptional, resource-limited circumstances: the Italian perspective during the COVID-19 epidemic

Marco Vergano  1 , Guido Bertolini  2 , Alberto Giannini  3 , Giuseppe R Gristina  3 , Sergio Livigni  3 , Giovanni Mistraletti  3 , Luigi Riccioni  3 , Flavia Petrini  3
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Clinical ethics recommendations for the allocation of intensive care treatments in exceptional, resource-limited circumstances: the Italian perspective during the COVID-19 epidemic

Marco Vergano et al. Crit Care. .
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