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  1. Leeds General Infirmary Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, UK

    M. D. Dominic Bell

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  1. The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    John P. Adams

  2. Dept. Anaesthesia, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    Dominic Bell

  3. Leeds General Infirmary, Gt. George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    Justin McKinlay

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Bell, M.D.D. (2010). Ethical Dilemmas Within Intensive Care. In: Adams, J., Bell, D., McKinlay, J. (eds) Neurocritical Care. Competency-Based Critical Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-070-8_15

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