Evidence-based medical ethics: Cases for practice-based learning

Evidence-Based Medical Ethics: Cases for Practice-Based Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-240

  Snyder, John E ^a   Gauthier, Candace C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-246-9     Document Type: Book

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