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Vol. 154 No. 3 (2024)

Introducing “opt out” organ donation in Switzerland: lessons from the UK experience:

DOI
https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3572
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Swiss Med Wkly. 2024;154:3572
Published
04.03.2024

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No abstract available.

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