Transhumanism as a Challenge to the Medical Doctor-Patient Relation
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Philosophica. Ethica-Aesthetica-Practica
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2353-9631,0208-6107
DOI: 10.18778/0208-6107.32.04