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Idealism and Ethics of Public-health Practitioners

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, McGill University, Biostatics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Purvis Hall, 1020 Pine Ave, West, Montreal PQ, H3A 1A2, Canada

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Miettinen, O.S. Idealism and Ethics of Public-health Practitioners. Eur J Epidemiol 20, 805–807 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-005-3376-6

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