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Published on in Vol 24, No 1 (2022): January

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Ethical Issues of Digital Twins for Personalized Health Care Service: Preliminary Mapping Study

Ethical Issues of Digital Twins for Personalized Health Care Service: Preliminary Mapping Study

Ethical Issues of Digital Twins for Personalized Health Care Service: Preliminary Mapping Study

Authors of this article:

Pei-hua Huang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ki-hun Kim2 Author Orcid Image ;   Maartje Schermer1 Author Orcid Image
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