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Through centuries of Western civilization, medical and non-medical savants have asked numerous questions about the nature of health and disease in human beings.
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Burns, C.R. (1975). Diseases Versus Healths: Some Legacies in the Philosophies of Modern Medical Science. In: Engelhardt, H.T., Spicker, S.F. (eds) Evaluation and Explanation in the Biomedical Sciences. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1769-5_3
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