Reconceptualizing Triage to Incorporate Principles of Risk and Uncertainty: An Example from Deep Brain Stimulation Patients with Treatment-Resistant Disorders

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Lavina Kalwani et al. Am J Bioeth. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;20(7):207-209.

doi: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1779397.

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Ethical Challenges Arising in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview from the Association of Bioethics Program Directors (ABPD) Task Force.
McGuire AL, Aulisio MP, Davis FD, Erwin C, Harter TD, Jagsi R, Klitzman R, Macauley R, Racine E, Wolf SM, Wynia M, Wolpe PR; COVID-19 Task Force of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors (ABPD). McGuire AL, et al. Am J Bioeth. 2020 Jul;20(7):15-27. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1764138. Epub 2020 Jun 8. Am J Bioeth. 2020. PMID: 32511078

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