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Engaging Tomorrow’s Doctors in Clinical Ethics: Implications for Healthcare Organisations. / Machin, Laura; Proctor, Robin.
In: Health Care Analysis, 07.09.2020.

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Machin L, Proctor R. Engaging Tomorrow’s Doctors in Clinical Ethics: Implications for Healthcare Organisations. Health Care Analysis. 2020 Sept 7. Epub 2020 Sept 7. doi: 10.1007/s10728-020-00403-z

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