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. 2004 Summer;4(3):25-7; discussion W23-31.
doi: 10.1080/15265160490496921.

Facing the ethical questions in facial transplantation

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Facing the ethical questions in facial transplantation

George J Agich et al. Am J Bioeth. 2004 Summer.
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