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COVID-19 and Unilateral Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments: Tragedy in Crisis, and Lessons for Everyday Medicine

Overview
Journal Chest
Publisher Elsevier
Specialty Pulmonary Medicine
Date 2021 Feb 13
PMID 33581098
Citations 2
Authors
Benjamin W Frush
Jessica M Turnbull
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Bishop J, Eberl J . POINT: Is It Ethically Permissible to Unilaterally Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatments During Crisis Standards of Care? Yes. Chest. 2021; 159(6):2165-2166. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.029. View