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. 2010 Feb 9;182(2):167-70.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091628. Epub 2009 Dec 14.

Physicians' legal duty of care and legal right to refuse to work during a pandemic

Cara E Davies  1 , Randi Zlotnik Shaul
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Physicians' legal duty of care and legal right to refuse to work during a pandemic

Cara E Davies et al. CMAJ. .
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