Standard-of-care propositions should permit informative comparisons.

Am J Bioeth

Department of Radiology, Program Associate, Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities, University of Utah School of Medicine, 1A71 University Hospital, 50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.

Published: March 2009

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