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How factual do we want the facts? Criteria for a critical appraisal of empirical research for use in ethics
- Correspondence to Professor Daniel Strech, Hannover Medical School, Institute for History, Ethics & Philosophy of Medicine, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany; strech.daniel{at}mh-hannover.de
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How factual do we want the facts? Criteria for a critical appraisal of empirical research for use in ethics
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- Received September 10, 2009
- Revised January 4, 2010
- Accepted January 5, 2010
- First published March 25, 2010.
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April 27, 2016
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