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Research Article| Volume 2, ISSUE 1, P111-121, January 1986

Ethics Committees in Critical Care

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      Ethics committees have emerged as a way for institutions to evaluate and resolve some of the difficult decisions facing critical care medicine. This article examines their origin, scope, function, and potential problems.
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