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Response to: “Public Health Dilemmas Concerning a Two-year-old Hepatitis-B Carrier”

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Batey, R. Response to: “Public Health Dilemmas Concerning a Two-year-old Hepatitis-B Carrier”. Bioethical Inquiry 5, 83–84 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-008-9080-y

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