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Withholding and withdrawing treatment in Canada: implications of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the Rasouli case
James Downar, Robert W. Sibbald, Tracey M. Bailey and Brian P. Kavanagh
CMAJ November 04, 2014 186 (16) E622-E626; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140054
James Downar
Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Ethics (Sibbald), London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and Deparment of Psychiatry (Bailey), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Critical Care and Anesthesia (Kavanagh), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDCM MHScRobert W. Sibbald
Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Ethics (Sibbald), London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and Deparment of Psychiatry (Bailey), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Critical Care and Anesthesia (Kavanagh), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MScTracey M. Bailey
Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Ethics (Sibbald), London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and Deparment of Psychiatry (Bailey), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Critical Care and Anesthesia (Kavanagh), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
BA LLBBrian P. Kavanagh
Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Ethics (Sibbald), London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and Deparment of Psychiatry (Bailey), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Critical Care and Anesthesia (Kavanagh), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Withholding and withdrawing treatment in Canada: implications of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the Rasouli case
James Downar, Robert W. Sibbald, Tracey M. Bailey, Brian P. Kavanagh
CMAJ Nov 2014, 186 (16) E622-E626; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.140054
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