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SAN ANTONIO

MEDICINE
       THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE BEXAR COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY • WWW.BCMS.ORG • $4.00 • APRIL 2015 • VOLUME 68 NO. 4
End-of-life Issues                                                                                                                                         San Antonio Medicine is the official publica-
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How far is too far? Physician-assisted                                                                                                                     All expressions of opinions and statements of
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