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  1. Jocelyn C. White
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White, J.C., Dunn, P.M. & Homer, L. A Practical Instrument to Evaluate Ethics Consultations. HEC Forum 9, 228–246 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008841004091

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