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Opiates at the end of life in an emergency department in Spain: euthanasia or good clinical practice?

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Del Nogal Sáez, F. Opiates at the end of life in an emergency department in Spain: euthanasia or good clinical practice?. Intensive Care Med 32, 1086–1087 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0140-7

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