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Commentary: Weighing and Comparing Expert Testimony by Medical Ethicists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Lawrence J. Schneiderman
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , Fall 2000 , pp. 236 - 239
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2000

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