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Section 8 - End-of-Life Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Edited by
Ned Gilbert-Kawai ,
Debashish Dutta  and
Carl Waldmann
Ned Gilbert-Kawai
Affiliation:
The Royal Liverpool Hospital
Debashish Dutta
Affiliation:
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow
Carl Waldmann
Affiliation:
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
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Intensive Care Medicine
The Essential Guide
 , pp. 671 - 688
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • End-of-Life Care
  • Edited by Ned Gilbert-Kawai, The Royal Liverpool Hospital, Debashish Dutta, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, Carl Waldmann, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
  • Book: Intensive Care Medicine
  • Online publication: 27 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108989060.010
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  • End-of-Life Care
  • Edited by Ned Gilbert-Kawai, The Royal Liverpool Hospital, Debashish Dutta, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, Carl Waldmann, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
  • Book: Intensive Care Medicine
  • Online publication: 27 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108989060.010
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  • End-of-Life Care
  • Edited by Ned Gilbert-Kawai, The Royal Liverpool Hospital, Debashish Dutta, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, Carl Waldmann, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
  • Book: Intensive Care Medicine
  • Online publication: 27 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108989060.010
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