Utilitarian Principlism as a Framework for Crisis Healthcare Ethics
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: HEC Forum
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0956-2737,1572-8498
DOI: 10.1007/s10730-020-09431-7