Defending the four principles approach as a good basis for good medical practice and therefore for good medical ethics
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Defending the four principles approach as a good basis for good medical practice and therefore for good medical ethics.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0306-6800,1473-4257
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102282