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Notes Toward a Pluralistic Professional Medical Ethics

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Mccullough, L.B. (2007). Notes Toward a Pluralistic Professional Medical Ethics. In: Cherry, M.J., Iltis, A.S. (eds) Pluralistic Casuistry. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 94. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6260-5_2

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