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Refusal of Treatment by an Adolescent: The Deliverances of Different Consciences

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  1. Sally L. Webb
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Webb, S.L., Marshall, M.F., Boettcher, F. et al. Refusal of Treatment by an Adolescent: The Deliverances of Different Consciences. HEC Forum 10, 9–23 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008802516670

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