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The Ebola outbreak in Western Africa: ethical obligations for care
- Correspondence to Aminu Yakubu, National Health Research Ethics Committee, Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Secretariat, Abuja, Nigeria; yaminads{at}yahoo.com
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The Ebola outbreak in Western Africa: ethical obligations for care
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- Received August 18, 2014
- Accepted August 20, 2014
- First published September 9, 2014.
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March 22, 2016
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