Should smallpox vaccine be made available to the general public?

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-82

  May, Thomas ^a   Silverman, Ross D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VIRUS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0141851404     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.2003.0013     Document Type: Review

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