How tall is too tall? On the ethics of oestrogen treatment for tall girls
Oestrogen treatment for girls, to prevent psychosocial problems due to extreme tallness, has been available for almost 50 years but uncertainty about its position prevails. The ethical problems of this treatment are focused on in this paper. After a brief overview on historical and medical aspects,...
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Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
2007
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2007, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-50 |
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