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PDFLaw, ethics and medicine
Paternity testing requested by private parties in Italy: some ethical considerations
- Dr L Caenazzo, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, University of Padua, Via Falloppio 50, Padua, Italy; luciana.caenazzo{at}unipd.it
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Paternity testing requested by private parties in Italy: some ethical considerations
Publication history
- Received October 10, 2007
- Revised December 28, 2007
- Accepted January 9, 2008
- First published September 30, 2008.
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April 27, 2016
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