J Korean Med Sci.  2024 Jan;39(2):e30. 10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e30.

Ensuring Patients’ Well-Deserved Right to Refuse Treatment, Not Jumping to an “Assisted Death With Dignity”

• Kim CJ

• KMID: 2550803
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e30

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