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Disability: getting it “right”. / Thomas, Carol.
In: Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2008, p. 15-17.

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Thomas, C 2008, 'Disability: getting it “right”.', Journal of Medical Ethics, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 15-17. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2006.019943

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Thomas C. Disability: getting it “right”. Journal of Medical Ethics. 2008;34(1):15-17. doi: 10.1136/jme.2006.019943

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Thomas, Carol. / Disability: getting it “right”. In: Journal of Medical Ethics. 2008 ; Vol. 34, No. 1. pp. 15-17.

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