Clinical Ethics Committee Case 9: Should we inform our patient about animal products in his medicine?

Clinical Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-12

  Newson, Ainsley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992884013     PISSN: 14777509     EISSN: 1758101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ce.2009.009043     Document Type: Article

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