Professionally responsible management of gynecologic cancer in pregnancy when clinical resources are unavoidably limited
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Tatjana Božanović
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Tanja Pejović
Abstract
General ethical principles such as respect for autonomy and justice could probably be unique around the world but there is an enormous diversity of medical care possibilities that are provided for patients around the globe, and therefore different approaches should be considered depending on the level of health care provided.
Author’s statement
Conflict of interest: Authors state no conflict of interest.
Ethical approval: The research related to human subject use has complied with all the relevant national regulations, and institutional policies, and is in accordance with the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration, and has been approved by the authors’ institutional review board or equivalent committee.
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