Same Coin-Different Sides? Futility and Patient Refusal of Treatment
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1176-7529,1872-4353
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-011-9304-4