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Truth telling, autonomy and the role of metaphor
- Correspondence to: D Kirklin Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Archway Campus, 2nd Floor, Holborn Union Building, 2-10 Highgate Hill, London N19 5LW, UK; d.kirklin{at}pcps.ucl.ac.uk
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Truth telling, autonomy and the role of metaphor
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- Received November 4, 2005
- Accepted February 23, 2006
- Revised February 22, 2006
- First published January 5, 2007.
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April 27, 2016
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