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If We Took Away The Ability To Put Defibrillators In People In Their Last Years, People Would Be Shouting In The Streets.
-Atul Gawande
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If We Took Away The Ability To
Atul Gawande
If We Took Away The Ability To Put Defibrillators In People In Their Last Years, People Would Be Shouting In The Streets.
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