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The bioethics committee in long-term care institutions for the developmentally disabled

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  1. Joseph E. Beltran
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  2. D. Min
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Beltran, J.E., Min, D. The bioethics committee in long-term care institutions for the developmentally disabled. HEC Forum 4, 163–173 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00057869

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