The moral significance of claims of conscience in healthcare.

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Author information

Author/s: Wicclair, Mark R (MR);

Affiliation: West Virginia University, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article

Journal: The American journal of bioethics : AJOB (Am J Bioeth), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Dec; vol 7 (issue 12) : pp 30-1; discussion W1-2

Dates: Created 2007/12/21; Completed 2008/01/22;

PMID: 18098017, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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CommentOn: Am J Bioeth. 2007 Dec;7(12):10-4. (PMID: 18098008)

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Christianity
Conscience
Delivery of Health Care - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence
Ethics, Clinical
Ethics, Medical
Humans

Islam
Judaism
Moral Obligations
Refusal to Treat - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence
Religion and Medicine
United States

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