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Bodies and Minds in the Philosophy of Medicine: Organ Sales and the Lived Body

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Cherry, M.J. (2000). Bodies and Minds in the Philosophy of Medicine: Organ Sales and the Lived Body. In: Engelhardt, H.T. (eds) The Philosophy of Medicine. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 64. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47475-1_4

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