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Clinical ethics
The Ashley treatment: a step too far, or not far enough?
- Steven D Edwards, Centre for Philosophy, Humanities and Law in Healthcare, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; s.d.edwards{at}swansea.ac.uk
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The Ashley treatment: a step too far, or not far enough?
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- Received February 13, 2007
- Revised March 29, 2007
- Accepted April 4, 2007
- First published April 30, 2008.
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April 30, 2008
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2008 BMJ Publishing Group & Institute of Medical Ethics
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