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What healthcare professionals owe us: why their duty to treat during a pandemic is contingent on personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Correspondence to Dr Udo Schuklenk, Department of Philosophy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada; udo.schuklenk{at}pm.me
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What healthcare professionals owe us: why their duty to treat during a pandemic is contingent on personal protective equipment (PPE)
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- Received April 7, 2020
- Revised April 13, 2020
- Accepted April 16, 2020
- First published May 22, 2020.
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March 10, 2023
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