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Reflections From Taiwan on Unsought Truth-Telling: Comparison With Lessons From Saudi Arabia

Commentary on “The Dilemma of Revealing Sensitive Information on Paternity Status in Arabian Social and Cultural Contexts” by Abdallah A. Adlan and Henk A. M. J. ten Have

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The original article by Abdallah A. Adlan and Henk A. M. J. ten Have, published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, can be located at DOI 10.1007/s11673-012-9390-y.

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Tsai, D. Reflections From Taiwan on Unsought Truth-Telling: Comparison With Lessons From Saudi Arabia. Bioethical Inquiry 9, 415–416 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-012-9405-8

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