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Case Commentary: Parental Request for Life-Prolonging Interventions

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  1. Department of Human Values and Ethics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 910 Madison Avenue, Suite 311-313, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA

    Carson Strong

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Strong, C. Case Commentary: Parental Request for Life-Prolonging Interventions. HEC Forum 19, 377–380 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-007-9053-2

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