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End-of-life decisions in ICU and cultural specifities

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  1. Maison des adolescents et service de reanimation, CHU Cochin Port Royal, 27 rue du faubourg Saint Jacques, 75679, Paris cedex 14, France

    Frédéric Pochard

  2. Réanimation polyvalente, CHU , 5000, Monastir, Tunisia

    Fekri Abroug

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Pochard, F., Abroug, F. End-of-life decisions in ICU and cultural specifities. Intensive Care Med 31, 506–507 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2577-5

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