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Political philosophy and medical ethics
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Obesity, paternalism and fairness
- Correspondence to Johannes Kniess, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UQ, UK; Johannes.kniess{at}politics.ox.ac.uk
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Obesity, paternalism and fairness
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- Received October 16, 2014
- Revised July 15, 2015
- Accepted July 29, 2015
- First published August 17, 2015.
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October 22, 2015
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