Informed Consent: A Legal Formality or a Mandate
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عنوان ژورنال: AMEI's Current Trends in Diagnosis & Treatment
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2582-4260,2582-8916
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10055-0012