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PDFSymposium: Heroes—or just doing their job?
Supererogation and the profession of medicine
- Correspondence to: Dr Alan C McKay, Department of Clinical Anaesthesia, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AB, Northern Ireland; acmckay{at}totalise.co.uk
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Supererogation and the profession of medicine
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- Accepted July 20, 2001
- Revised July 17, 2001
- First published April 1, 2002.
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April 27, 2016
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