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  1. Internal Medicine Division, The Genesee Hospital, USA

    Timothy E. Quill MD (Clinical Associate Professor)

  2. Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 14607, Rochester, NY

    Timothy E. Quill MD (Clinical Associate Professor)

  3. Strong Memorial Hospital School of Medicine and Dentistry, 14642, Rochester, NY

    Mark W. Frampton MD (Instructor and Fellow) & Raymond J. Mayewski MD (Director of Emergency Services)

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Quill, T.E., Frampton, M.W. & Mayewski, R.J. “Do not resuscitate” decisions. J Gen Intern Med 3, 302–303 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02596352

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