Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Concepts, Ethics, and a Call for Harmonization

Orlando José Mendes Monteiro da Silva

doi:10.20344/amp.24185

Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Concepts, Ethics, and a Call for Harmonization

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Orlando José Mendes Monteiro da Silva Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9670-727X

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.24185

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Europe, Health Personnel/ethics

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2025-12-09

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Mendes Monteiro da Silva OJ. Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Concepts, Ethics, and a Call for Harmonization. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 9 [cited 2025 Dec. 11];. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/24185

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