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Commentary: Responses to Bell & Green on ‘Neoliberal epidemics’

‘Neoliberal epidemics’ and public health: sometimes the world is less complicated than it appears

Pages 477-480 | Received 08 Apr 2016, Accepted 25 Apr 2016, Published online: 18 May 2016

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