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Bioethics in the urban context

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  1. Center for Urban Bioethics, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, 10029, New York, NY

    Alan R. Fleischman (Senior Vice President),  Betty Wolder Levin (Professor) &  Sharon Abele Meekin (Program Officer)

  2. Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, 10029, New York, NY

    Alan R. Fleischman (Senior Vice President)

  3. Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College, 1216 Fifth Avenue, 10029, New York, NY

    Betty Wolder Levin (Professor)

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Fleischman, A.R., Levin, B.W. & Meekin, S.A. Bioethics in the urban context. J Urban Health 78, 2–6 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1093/jurban/78.1.2

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