Revisiting equipoise: A response to Gifford

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-246

  Miller, Paul B ^a   Weijer, Charles ^a  

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EID: 38049162233     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.2007.0015     Document Type: Review

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