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Judgement and the role of the metaphysics of values in medical ethics
- Correspondence to: Professor Tim Thornton Centre for Ethnicity and Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2HE, UK; tthornton1{at}uclan.ac.uk
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Judgement and the role of the metaphysics of values in medical ethics
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- Received April 20, 2005
- Accepted July 12, 2005
- Revised July 8, 2005
- First published May 26, 2006.
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May 26, 2006
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