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Major Health Law and Policy Positions Among 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

James G. Hodge Jr. ,
Leila Barraza ,
Michelle Castagne ,
Hannah-Kaye Fleming  and
Erica N. White
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 47 , Issue 3: Biomarker Research and Validation: Current Challenges, Future Opportunities , Fall 2019 , pp. 459 - 464
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