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Ethics of selective restriction of liberty in a pandemic
- Correspondence to James Cameron, Murdoch Childrens' Research institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; jamesamcameron{at}gmail.com
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Ethics of selective restriction of liberty in a pandemic
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- Received November 26, 2020
- Revised April 13, 2021
- Accepted April 28, 2021
- First published May 31, 2021.
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July 26, 2021
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