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Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived
- Correspondence to: Anthony Wrigley Centre for Professional Ethics (PEAK), University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK; a.wrigley{at}peak.keele.ac.uk
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Proxy consent: moral authority misconceived
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- Received October 30, 2006
- Accepted January 8, 2007
- Revised January 5, 2007
- First published August 30, 2007.
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August 30, 2007
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