A philosophical approach to conjoined twins

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-255

  Raffensperger, J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjoined twins; Medical ethics; Medical history; Siamese twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONJOINED TWINS; DEATH; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030895513     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01372143     Document Type: Article

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