Consent and coercion in addiction treatment

Addiction Neuroethics: The ethics of addiction neuroscience research and treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 153-174

  Wild, Cameron ^a   Wolfe, Jody ^a   Hyshka, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385973-0.00008-9     Document Type: Chapter

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