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Withholding Tragic Knowledge May Lead to a Tragic Death: A Palliative Care Perspective

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  1. Division of Palliative Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Irene Ying

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave, H-353, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada

    Irene Ying

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Ying, I. Withholding Tragic Knowledge May Lead to a Tragic Death: A Palliative Care Perspective. World J Surg 38, 3290–3291 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-014-2676-y

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