Abbreviations
CO, conscientious objection; ICU, intensive care unit
Source
Lewis-Newby M, Wicclair M, Pope T, et al. An Official American oracic Society Policy
Statement: Managing Conscientious Objections in Intensive Care Medicine. Am J Respir Crit
Care Med. 2015;191(2):219–227.
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