Catholic healthcare organizations and the articulation of their identity.

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Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Internal code: 137 EFG, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Published: March 2008

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