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Ethics
Is respect for autonomy defensible?
- Correspondence to: Dr J Wilson Centre for Professional Ethics (PEAK), Keele Hall, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK; j.g.wilson{at}peak.keele.ac.uk
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Is respect for autonomy defensible?
Publication history
- Received July 12, 2006
- Accepted October 23, 2006
- Revised October 16, 2006
- First published May 25, 2007.
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May 25, 2007
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