Acute Crit Care.  2024 May;39(2):321-322. 10.4266/acc.2024.00675.

End-of-life care in the intensive care unit: the optimal process of decision to withdrawing life-sustaining treatment based on the Korean medical environment and culture

• Yong HJ
• Kim D

• KMID: 2557249
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2024.00675

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