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Trying to prolong life no matter what, or to dignify it till the end: the dilemma of modern medicine: reply

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  1. Pain Management and Palliative Care, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, C.so Bramante 88/90, 10126, Turin, Italy

    Paolo Cotogni, Anna De Luca & Andrea Saini

  2. Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Luca Brazzi

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Cotogni, P., De Luca, A., Saini, A. et al. Trying to prolong life no matter what, or to dignify it till the end: the dilemma of modern medicine: reply. Intern Emerg Med 13, 627–628 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1780-z

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