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. 2023 Oct 24;330(16):1527-1528.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.19005.

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Katharine P Callahan  1   2
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Katharine P Callahan. JAMA. .
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In this narrative essay, a neonatologist describes the importance of giving patients the respect and space to decide the value of medical information themselves.

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