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Should healthcare professionals respect autonomy just because it promotes welfare?
- Dr David H Molyneux, Harambee Surgery, Trawden, Lancashire BB8 8QU, UK; molyneuxfamily{at}tinyworld.co.uk
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Should healthcare professionals respect autonomy just because it promotes welfare?
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- Received March 2, 2008
- Revised December 4, 2008
- Accepted December 19, 2008
- First published March 30, 2009.
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March 30, 2009
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