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Old 10-16-2006, 06:17 PM #1
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I recently went to clinic at UofM and Dr. Feldman told me that in the U.S, only 10% of ALS patients go on a vent, while in Europe, 80% of ALS patients go on a vent. Tell me why the discrepency? Why do people in Europe value their life more?
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