Statement on withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy.

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Published in S Afr Med J on May 01, 1994

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S R Benatar, C Abels, R Abratt, J Anthony, D Benatar, D Brooks, J Degenaar, D Dent, M de Villiers, F du Preez

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Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy. S Afr Med J (1994) 0.75

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