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The argument for property rights in body parts: scarcity of resources
- Correspondence to Dr Simon Douglas, Jesus College, Turl Street, Oxford, OX1 3DW, UK;simon.douglas{at}law.ox.ac.uk
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The argument for property rights in body parts: scarcity of resources
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- Received May 10, 2012
- Accepted August 3, 2012
- First published October 6, 2012.
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April 27, 2016
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