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Live liver donation, ethics and practitioners: ‘I am between the two and if I do not feel comfortable about this situation, I cannot proceed’
- Correspondence to Elin Heledd Thomas, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; eht836{at}bham.ac.uk
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Live liver donation, ethics and practitioners: ‘I am between the two and if I do not feel comfortable about this situation, I cannot proceed’
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- Received November 27, 2012
- Revised February 26, 2013
- Accepted March 3, 2013
- First published March 26, 2013.
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April 27, 2016
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