Rate and causes of discharge against medical advice from a university hospital emergency department in Iran: an ethical perspective
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2008-0387
DOI: 10.18502/jmehm.v13i15.4391