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Withdrawal of invasive ventilation in a patient with motor neurone disease and total locked-in syndrome
- Correspondence to Dr Aoife Gleeson, Department of Palliative Medicine, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, Ystrad Mynach, Gwent CF82 7EP, UK; aoife.gleeson{at}wales.nhs.uk
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Withdrawal of invasive ventilation in a patient with motor neurone disease and total locked-in syndrome
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- Accepted March 12, 2017
- First published April 20, 2017.
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September 19, 2017
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