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Assigning an Appropriate Surrogate
Steven J. Baumrucker, MD, FAAHPM
Palliative Medicine Service, Wellmont Holston Valley Health System, and East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Johnson City, Tennessee
References
- American Medical Association. Surrogate Decision Making. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/369/report_119.pdf. Accessed August 7, 2007.
- Jonsen AR, Siegler M., Winslade WJ Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2006.
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American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 24, No. 5,
422-428 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1049909107307373

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