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. 2018 Nov;476(11):2135-2137.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000488.

Virtue Ethics in a Value-driven World: Bias in Orthopaedics

Casey Jo Humbyrd  1
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Virtue Ethics in a Value-driven World: Bias in Orthopaedics

Casey Jo Humbyrd. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Nov.
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