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PDFPolitical philosophy & medical ethics
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The case against libertarian arguments for compulsory vaccination
- Correspondence to Justin Bernstein, Department of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, Claudia Cohen Hall, Room 433, 249 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304, USA; juber{at}sas.upenn.edu
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The case against libertarian arguments for compulsory vaccination
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- Received August 2, 2016
- Revised March 9, 2017
- Accepted March 16, 2017
- First published April 21, 2017.
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October 24, 2017
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