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Beyond Semantics: ‘Disproportionate Use of Intensive Care Resources’ or ‘Medical Futility’?

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Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    E. J. O. Kompanje & J. Bakker

  2. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th St, NY 10032, New York, USA

    J. Bakker

  3. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Bellevue Hospital, New York University, New York, NY, USA

    J. Bakker

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Kompanje, E.J.O., Bakker, J. (2017). Beyond Semantics: ‘Disproportionate Use of Intensive Care Resources’ or ‘Medical Futility’?. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51908-1_40

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