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Trying to prolong life no matter what, or to dignify it till the end: the dilemma of modern medicine—comment

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  1. S.C. Medicina d’Urgenza ed Accettazione A.O. S. Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy

    Bartolomeo Lorenzati, Attilio Allione & Giuseppe Lauria

  2. S.C. Cure Palliative ASL CN 1, Cuneo, Italy

    Fabrizio Motta & Pietro La Ciura

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Lorenzati, B., Motta, F., Allione, A. et al. Trying to prolong life no matter what, or to dignify it till the end: the dilemma of modern medicine—comment. Intern Emerg Med 13, 625–626 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1801-6

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