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Dr. Bhalendu Vaishnav is Professor of Medicine, Dr. Somashekhar Nimbalkar is Professor of
Paediatrics, Dr. Smruti Vaishnav is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Pramukhswami
Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat and Sandeep Desai is Chief Executive Officer, Charutar
Arogya Mandal, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat.

Courtesy: Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. Online. First Published June 6, 2017: DOI:
10.20529/IJME.2017.059

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