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Gracia, D. (2005). The Foundation of Medical Ethics in the Democratic Evolution of Modern Society. In: Thomasma, D.C., Weisstub, D.N., Kushner, T.K., Viafora, C. (eds) Clinical Bioethics. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3593-4_3
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