Conscience and Conscientious Objection of Health Care Professionals Refocusing the Issue

Overview

Journal HEC Forum

Specialties Forensic Sciences
Health Services
Medical Ethics

Date 2009 Oct 27

PMID 19856113

Citations 8

Authors

Natasha T Morton

Kenneth W Kirkwood

Affiliations

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