Moral Problems in Medicine: A Practical Coursebook: Michael Palmer, Cambridge, Lutterworth Press, 1999, 190 pages, pound14.15 (sc).
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.26.6.481