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Allocation of scarce resources during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Jewish ethical perspective
- Correspondence to Amy Solnica, Henrietta Szold School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel; amysolnica{at}gmail.com
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Allocation of scarce resources during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Jewish ethical perspective
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- Received March 26, 2020
- Accepted March 27, 2020
- First published April 10, 2020.
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June 29, 2020
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