Withholding and withdrawing life support: difficult decisions around care at the end of life.

Can J Anaesth

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3134 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 5A1, Canada.

Published: January 2018

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