A paradox out of context: Harris and Holm on the precautionary principle

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-183

  Sandin, Per ^a  

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DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NOTE; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; PHILOSOPHY; TIME;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644856956     PISSN: 09631801     EISSN: 14692147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S096318010606021X     Document Type: Note

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