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A synoptic survey of the bioethics of human genome research. / McNally, Ruth; Wheale, P.
In: International Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2003, p. 21-37.

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McNally, R & Wheale, P 2003, 'A synoptic survey of the bioethics of human genome research.', International Journal of Biotechnology, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 21-37. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBT.2003.002111

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McNally, R., & Wheale, P. (2003). A synoptic survey of the bioethics of human genome research. International Journal of Biotechnology, 5(1), 21-37. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBT.2003.002111

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McNally R, Wheale P. A synoptic survey of the bioethics of human genome research. International Journal of Biotechnology. 2003;5(1):21-37. doi: 10.1504/IJBT.2003.002111

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McNally, Ruth ; Wheale, P. / A synoptic survey of the bioethics of human genome research. In: International Journal of Biotechnology. 2003 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 21-37.

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