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Correction to: Flaws in advance directives that request withdrawing assisted feeding in late-stage dementia may cause premature or prolonged dying

The Original Article was published on 06 October 2022

Correction to: BMC Medical Ethics (2022) 23:100 https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.1186/s12910-022-00831-7

Following publication of the original article [1], the author would like to change the text from:

I want to be offered food and fluids by mouth. I want to be kept clean and warm.

to.

I want to be offered food and fluids by mouth if it is safe for me to eat and drink. I want to be kept clean and warm.

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  1. Terman SA, Steinberg KE, Hinerman N (2022) Flaws in advance directives that request withdrawing assisted feeding in late-stage dementia may cause premature or prolonged dying. BMC Med Ethics 23:100. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.1186/s12910-022-00831-7

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Terman, S.A., Steinberg, K.E. & Hinerman, N. Correction to: Flaws in advance directives that request withdrawing assisted feeding in late-stage dementia may cause premature or prolonged dying. BMC Med Ethics 23, 111 (2022). https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.1186/s12910-022-00850-4

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