Athlete or Guinea Pig? Sports and Enhancement Research

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Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology 1 (1) (2007)
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Athletes Are Guinea Pigs.Nancy M. P. King & Richard Robeson - 2013 - American Journal of Bioethics 13 (10):13 - 14.

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