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Neither guidelines nor symptom-targeted opioids are harmful when withdrawing life-sustaining measures

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    James Downar, Jesse Delaney, Laura Hawryluck & Lisa Kenny

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Downar, J., Delaney, J., Hawryluck, L. et al. Neither guidelines nor symptom-targeted opioids are harmful when withdrawing life-sustaining measures. Intensive Care Med 42, 1303–1304 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4390-8

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