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Part VI - Human Guinea Pigs and Miracles

Clinical Innovations and Unorthodox Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2025

Edited by
Paul J. Ford  and
Denise M. Dudzinski
Paul J. Ford
Affiliation:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
Denise M. Dudzinski
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
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Complex Ethics Consultations
Cases that Haunt Us
 , pp. 169 - 200
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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