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Laserna, A., Cuenca, J.A., Fowler, C. et al. Pain management during the withholding and withdrawal of life support in critically ill patients at the end of life: a response to a comment. Intensive Care Med 47, 491–492 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06344-4
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