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Not all cultural traditions deserve respect
- Correspondence to Professor Ruth Macklin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; ruth.macklin{at}einstein.yu.edu
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Not all cultural traditions deserve respect
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- Received July 30, 2015
- Accepted August 23, 2015
- First published February 22, 2016.
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February 25, 2016
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