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Nursing considered as moral practice: a philosophical-ethical interpretation of nursing

Chris Gastmans, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterle, Paul Schotsmans

    Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
    |October 20, 2001
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Analytical ApproachBioethics and Professional EthicsProfessional Patient Relationship

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