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. 1993 Jan-Feb;60(1):81-5.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.60.1.81.

Forgoing life-supporting or death-prolonging therapy: a policy statement

J P Orlowski  1 , R L Collins, S N Cancian
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Forgoing life-supporting or death-prolonging therapy: a policy statement

J P Orlowski et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 1993 Jan-Feb.
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Abstract

Avoiding death is not always the preeminent goal of health care, and decisions about the use of life-supporting treatment may either hasten or forestall death. What are the health care professional's responsibilities regarding the use of life-supporting therapy? This report offers general and specific guidelines for termination of life-supporting treatment.

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