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Should selecting saviour siblings be banned? / Sheldon, S.; Wilkinson, Stephen.
In: Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 30, No. 6, 2004, p. 533-537.

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Sheldon, S & Wilkinson, S 2004, 'Should selecting saviour siblings be banned?', Journal of Medical Ethics, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 533-537. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2003.004150

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Sheldon S, Wilkinson S. Should selecting saviour siblings be banned? Journal of Medical Ethics. 2004;30(6):533-537. doi: 10.1136/jme.2003.004150

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Sheldon, S. ; Wilkinson, Stephen. / Should selecting saviour siblings be banned?. In: Journal of Medical Ethics. 2004 ; Vol. 30, No. 6. pp. 533-537.

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