Ethical Dilemmas at the Bedside: How Do We Decide?

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016; 64(01): 015-016
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564891

Letter to the Editor

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Kathleen N. Fenton

¹Novick Cardiac Alliance, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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