The Ethical Management of Body Integrity Identity Disorder: Reply to Pies
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Body Integrity Identity Disorder
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuroethics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1874-5490,1874-5504
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-009-9045-9