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Does the doctrine of double effect apply to the prescription of barbiturates? Syme vs the Medical Board of Australia
- Correspondence to Xavier Symons, Institute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame Australia, L1, 104 Broadway (PO Box 944), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; xavier.symons{at}nd.edu.au
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Does the doctrine of double effect apply to the prescription of barbiturates? Syme vs the Medical Board of Australia
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- Received February 20, 2017
- Revised June 29, 2017
- Accepted July 16, 2017
- First published September 12, 2017.
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March 22, 2018
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