Ethical challenges in conducting and the clinical application of human microbiome research.

J Med Ethics Hist Med

Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Published: July 2023

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