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Fallacies in the arguments for new technology: the case of proton therapy
- Correspondence to Bjørn Hofmann, Department of Health, Care and Nursing, University College of Gjøvik, PO Box 1, N-2802 Gjøvik, Norway; bjoern.hofmann{at}hig.no and University of Oslo, Section for Medical Ethics, PO Box 1130, Blindern, N-0318 Oslo, Norway; b.m.hofmann{at}medisin.uio.no
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Fallacies in the arguments for new technology: the case of proton therapy
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- Received May 8, 2009
- Accepted June 17, 2009
- First published October 30, 2009.
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April 27, 2016
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