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. 2005 Jul;31(7):399–403. doi: 10.1136/jme.2003.005827

Making regulations and drawing up legislation in Islamic countries under conditions of uncertainty, with special reference to embryonic stem cell research

S Aksoy 1
PMCID: PMC1734183  PMID: 15994358

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