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- Ethic Consultation
- Persistent Vegetative State
- Professional Integrity
- Medical Futility
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Arnold, R.M. (2007). The Good (Philosophy), the Bad (Public Policy) and the Ugliness of Blaming Families for Ineffectual Treatments. In: Cherry, M.J., Iltis, A.S. (eds) Pluralistic Casuistry. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 94. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6260-5_9
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