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ARTICLE | November 24, 1989

Cruzan v Director of Missouri Department of Health: An Ethical and Legal Perspective

David Orentlicher, MD, JD
JAMA. 1989;262(20):2928-2930. doi:10.1001/jama.1989.03430200176049.
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