Foreword |
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Introduction |
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Contributors |
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Glossary of Terms |
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Section 1: Ethical Principles |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (2) |
Section 2: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: How to Deal with an Ethical Dilemma in Clinical Practice |
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15 | (2) |
Section 3: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: Beginning of Life |
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Case 8 In vitro Fertilisation |
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Case 9 Same-Sex Parenting |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (2) |
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Case 11 Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis |
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25 | (2) |
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Case 12 Moral Status of the Foetus |
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27 | (2) |
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Case 13 Termination of Pregnancy |
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29 | (4) |
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Case 14 Conscientious Objection |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (2) |
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Case 16 Neonatal Care: Legal and Ethical Issues |
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37 | (4) |
Section 4: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: Children and Adolescents |
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Case 17 Parental Responsibility and Consent |
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41 | (2) |
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Case 18 Parental Refusal of Treatment |
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43 | (2) |
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Case 19 Request for Non-Therapeutic Treatment |
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45 | (2) |
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Case 20 Assessing Competence in Children |
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47 | (2) |
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Case 21 Underage Contraception |
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49 | (4) |
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Case 22 Adolescent Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment |
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53 | (4) |
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Case 23 Non-Engagement with Therapeutic Medication |
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57 | (2) |
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Case 24 Withholding Information from a Child |
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59 | (2) |
Section 5: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: Consent, Capacity and Refusal of Treatment |
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Case 25 Valid Consent to Treatment |
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61 | (4) |
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Case 26 Adult Capacity to Consent to Treatment |
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65 | (4) |
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69 | (4) |
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Case 28 Consent and Coercion |
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73 | (2) |
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Case 29 Examination under Anaesthesia |
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75 | (2) |
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Case 30 Refusal of Treatment |
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77 | (2) |
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Case 31 Consent and Emergencies |
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79 | (2) |
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Case 32 Assessment of Best Interests |
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81 | (4) |
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Case 33 Deprivation of Liberty |
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85 | (4) |
Section 6: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: Confidentiality |
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Case 35 Confidentiality and Children |
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93 | (2) |
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Case 36 Access to Healthcare Information |
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95 | (4) |
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Case 37 Confidentiality and HIV |
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99 | (4) |
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Case 38 Use of Interpreters |
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103 | (2) |
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Case 39 Disclosing Genetic Information |
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105 | (2) |
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Case 40 Genetic Testing of Children for Adult-Onset Conditions |
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107 | (2) |
Section 7: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: Negligence |
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Case 41 Standard of Care and Negligence |
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109 | (2) |
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Case 42 Provision of Information |
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111 | (4) |
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Case 43 Out of Your Depth |
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115 | (2) |
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Case 44 Reporting Concerns |
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117 | (2) |
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Case 45 Making Mistakes and Incident Forms |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (2) |
Section 8: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: Mental Health |
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Case 47 When to Section a Patient under the Mental Health Act |
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123 | (2) |
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Case 48 Appropriate and Effective Treatment under the Mental Health Act |
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125 | (2) |
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Case 49 Medical Treatment for Patients with a Mental Health Disorder |
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127 | (4) |
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Case 50 Conflict in Treatment Aims |
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131 | (2) |
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Case 51 Treatment for Eating Disorders |
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133 | (2) |
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Case 52 Personal Identity |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (2) |
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Case 54 Covert Medication |
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139 | (4) |
Section 9: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: Public Health |
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143 | (32) |
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Case 55 Patients' Responsibility for Health and Resource Allocation |
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143 | (4) |
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Case 56 Managing Patient Expectations |
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147 | (4) |
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Case 57 Requests for Expensive Medical Treatment |
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151 | (2) |
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Case 58 Prophylactic Surgery |
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153 | (2) |
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Case 59 Screening Programmes |
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155 | (4) |
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Case 60 Childhood Immunisation |
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159 | (2) |
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Case 61 Professional Responsibility to Discuss Obesity |
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161 | (4) |
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Case 62 Incentives for Treatment and Health Promotion |
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165 | (4) |
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Case 63 Front-Line Staff and Flu Immunisation |
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169 | (4) |
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Case 64 Overseas Visitors |
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173 | (2) |
Section 10: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: Organ Donation |
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Case 66 Posthumous Organ Donation |
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179 | (2) |
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Case 67 Is there a Market for Living Organ Donors? |
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181 | (2) |
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Case 68 Social Media and Organ Donation |
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183 | (2) |
Section 11: Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: End of Life |
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Case 69 The Distinction between Acts and Omissions at the End of Life |
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185 | (4) |
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Case 70 Quality of Life and Sanctity of Life Judgements |
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189 | (4) |
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Case 71 Basic Care and Medical Treatment at the End of Life |
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193 | (2) |
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Case 72 Provision of Futile Treatment |
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195 | (2) |
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197 | (4) |
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Case 74 Advance Decisions |
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201 | (4) |
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Case 75 Advance Decisions and Attempted Suicide |
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205 | (4) |
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Case 76 Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Orders |
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209 | (4) |
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213 | (4) |
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Case 78 After Death-Coroners and Cremation Forms |
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217 | (4) |
Section 12: Duties of a Doctor |
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Case 79 Compassion and Resilience |
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221 | (2) |
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Case 80 Good Samaritan Acts |
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223 | (4) |
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Case 81 Delegation and Handover |
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227 | (2) |
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Case 82 Professional Responsibility toward an Abusive Patient |
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229 | (4) |
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Case 83 Discharge against Medical Advice |
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233 | (2) |
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Case 84 Child Safeguarding |
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235 | (2) |
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Case 85 Treating Friends and Relatives |
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237 | (2) |
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Case 86 Professionalism and Social Media |
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239 | (2) |
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Case 87 Doctors and DVLA Regulations |
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241 | (2) |
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Case 88 The Role of Clinical and Research Ethics Committees |
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243 | (2) |
Section 13: Faith, Values and Culture |
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245 | (30) |
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Case 89 Medicalisation of Human Experience |
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245 | (4) |
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Case 90 Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood Transfusions |
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249 | (2) |
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Case 91 Ramadan and Professional Responsibility |
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251 | (2) |
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Case 92 Female Genital Mutilation |
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253 | (4) |
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Case 93 Childhood Male Circumcision |
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257 | (2) |
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Case 94 Disclosure of Diagnosis and Cultural Relativism |
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259 | (2) |
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Case 95 Cultural Considerations in Post Mortem Examination |
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261 | (2) |
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Case 96 Requests to see a 'British' Doctor |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (2) |
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Case 98 Professional Boundaries |
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267 | (2) |
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Case 99 Ethical Issues on Elective |
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269 | (2) |
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Case 100 Professional Experience of Illness |
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271 | (4) |
Resources |
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275 | (8) |
Index |
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