Jehovah's Witnesses' refusal of blood: obedience to scripture and religious conscience.
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Jehovah's Witnesses' refusal of blood: obedience to scripture and religious conscience.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.25.6.469