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Greek Philosophy, Medical Ethics, and the Influenza Vaccine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Loreen A. Herwaldt
Loreen A. Herwaldt*
Affiliation:
Division of General Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Services Research, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
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Div. of General Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Services Research, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, C41 GH, Iowa City, IA 52242
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 15 - 16
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1993

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