The growing abuse of conscientious objection

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 335-336

  Cook, Rebecca J ^a   Dickens, Bernard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 85065211906     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.5.oped1-0605     Document Type: Note

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