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Too much medicine not enough trust? A response. / Parker, Joshua.
In: Journal of Medical Ethics, Vol. 45, No. 11, 30.11.2019, p. 746-747.

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Parker, J 2019, 'Too much medicine not enough trust? A response', Journal of Medical Ethics, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 746-747. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2018-105257

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Parker, J. (2019). Too much medicine not enough trust? A response. Journal of Medical Ethics, 45(11), 746-747. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2018-105257

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Parker J. Too much medicine not enough trust? A response. Journal of Medical Ethics. 2019 Nov 30;45(11):746-747. Epub 2019 Jul 18. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2018-105257

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Parker, Joshua. / Too much medicine not enough trust? A response. In: Journal of Medical Ethics. 2019 ; Vol. 45, No. 11. pp. 746-747.

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