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ADVANCES IN BIOETHICS VOLUME 11
EMPIRICAL METHODS
FOR BIOETHICS:
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EDITED BY
LIVA JACOBY
Associate Professor of Medicine, Office of the Vice Dean for
Academic Affairs and The Alden March Bioethics Institute,
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
LAURA A. SIMINOFF
Professor and Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral
Health, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University,
VA, USA
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