Ensuring quality in the informed consent process
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عنوان ژورنال: The Quality Assurance Journal
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1087-8378,1099-1786
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1786(1997120)2:4<179::aid-qaj39>3.0.co;2-x