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First among equals? Adaptive preferences and the limits of autonomy in medical ethics
- Correspondence to Dr Susan Pennings, School of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia; susan.pennings{at}gmail.com
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First among equals? Adaptive preferences and the limits of autonomy in medical ethics
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- Received October 19, 2021
- Accepted January 31, 2022
- First published February 17, 2022.
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