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Comment
. 2020 Aug 11;324(6):608-609.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.8654.

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment and ICU Admission Near the End of Life-Reply

Robert Y Lee  1 , J Randall Curtis  1 , Erin K Kross  1
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Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment and ICU Admission Near the End of Life-Reply

Robert Y Lee et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Lee reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr Curtis reported receiving grants from the NIH, the Cambia Health Foundation, and the National Palliative Care Research Center. Dr Kross reported receiving grants from the NIH, the American Lung Association, and the American Thoracic Society.

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