The Double Face of Janus: A Historical Account of the Emergence of Bone Marrow Transplantation
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The Double Face of Janus: A Historical Account of the Emergence of Bone Marrow Transplantation Camilla Scanlan*1, Ian Kerridge 1, 2 1 Centre for Values, Ethics & the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney NSW, Australia 2 Department of Hematology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia Corresponding author: Dr. Camilla Scanlan, Centre for Values, Ethics & the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney NSW, 2006, Australia, Tel: 61(0)413 963 738; Email: [email protected] Received: 02-16-2016 Accepted: 02-24-2016 Published: Copyright: © Camilla 2016 Perspective
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