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Lessons Learned and Prospects for the Future of Medical Jurisprudence and Bioethics

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(2002). Lessons Learned and Prospects for the Future of Medical Jurisprudence and Bioethics. In: Strange Bedfellows. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46849-2_10

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