Forced sterilization of native Americans: Later twentieth century physician cooperation with national eugenic policies?

Ethics and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-42

  Rutecki, Gregory W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

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