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Legal “Tug-of-Wars” During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Public Health v. Economic Prosperity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

James G. Hodge Jr. ,
Sarah Wetter ,
Emily Carey ,
Elyse Pendergrass ,
Claudia M. Reeves  and
Hanna Reinke
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 48 , Issue 3: A Bold Agenda for the Next Steps in Health Reform , Fall 2020 , pp. 603 - 607
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2020

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