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Ethics Committees under Texas Law: Effects of the Texas Advance Directives Act

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Heitman, E., Gremillion, V. Ethics Committees under Texas Law: Effects of the Texas Advance Directives Act. HEC Forum 13, 82–104 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011202012266

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