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Ethics needs principles—four can encompass the rest—and respect for autonomy should be “first among equals”
- Correspondence to: Professor R Gillon, Centre for Primary Care and Social Medicine Ethics Unit, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Campus, Reynolds Building, St Dunstan’s Road, London W6 8RP, UK; raanan.gillon{at}imperial.ac.uk
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Ethics needs principles—four can encompass the rest—and respect for autonomy should be “first among equals”
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- Accepted July 7, 2003
- First published September 30, 2003.
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April 27, 2016
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