title: Assigning an appropriate surrogate.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine Service, Wellmont Holston Valley Health System, and East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baumrucker
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