Vulnerability, Vulnerable Populations, and Policy [Scope Note 44: De
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Vulnerability, vulnerable populations, and policy.
[ 411 ] Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal Vol. 14, No. 4, 411–425 © 2004 by the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Produced at the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Box 571212, Washington, DC 20057-1212. The Center operates on a contract with the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. A...
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تاریخ انتشار 2013