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Obligations and preferences in knowing and not knowing: the importance of context
- Correspondence to Dr Lisa Dive, Sydney Health Ethics, University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW 2006, Australia; lisa.dive{at}sydney.edu.au
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Obligations and preferences in knowing and not knowing: the importance of context
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- Received February 28, 2020
- Accepted March 3, 2020
- First published April 29, 2020.
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May 14, 2020
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