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Articulating the Hard Choices: A Practical Role for Philosophy in the Clinical Context

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Toombs, S.K. Articulating the Hard Choices: A Practical Role for Philosophy in the Clinical Context. Human Studies 21, 49–55 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005349406155

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