ACOG Committee Opinion No. 385: The limits of conscientious refusal in reproductive medicine

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1203-1208

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CONSCIENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORALITY; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW;

CONSCIENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; REFUSAL TO TREAT; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 35848960320     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000291561.48203.27     Document Type: Review

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