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Fabò, F. (2008). The Humanization of Medicine—A Religious Viewpoint. In: Gunn, S.W.A., Masellis, M. (eds) Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72264-1_35
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