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Post-COVID U.S. Legal Reforms Promoting Public Health and Equity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2021

James G. Hodge Jr. ,
Sarah Wetter ,
Jennifer L. Piatt  and
Hanna Reinke
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 48 , Issue 4: Climate Change and the Legal, Ethical, and Health Issues Facing Healthcare and Public Health Systems , Winter 2020 , pp. 784 - 788
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