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The parkland approach to demands for "futile" treatment

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  1. John Z. Sadler M.D.
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  2. Thomas Wm. Mayo J.D.
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Sadler, J.Z., Mayo, T.W. The parkland approach to demands for "futile" treatment. HEC Forum 5, 35–38 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01454916

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