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Holistic Theories of Health as Applicable to Non-Human Living Beings

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Establishing Medical Reality

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Nordenfelt, L. (2007). Holistic Theories of Health as Applicable to Non-Human Living Beings. In: Kincaid, H., McKitrick, J. (eds) Establishing Medical Reality. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 90. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5216-2_3

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