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Benjamin Smart: Concepts and causes in the philosophy of disease

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Simon, J.R. Benjamin Smart: Concepts and causes in the philosophy of disease. Theor Med Bioeth 39, 343–346 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11017-018-9450-3

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