Free-Riding, Fairness, and the Rights of Minority Groups in Exemption from Mandatory Childhood Vaccination
@article{May2005FreeRidingFA,
title={Free-Riding, Fairness, and the Rights of Minority Groups in Exemption from Mandatory Childhood Vaccination},
author={Thomas May and Ross D. Silverman},
journal={Human Vaccines},
year={2005},
volume={1},
pages={12 - 15}
}Abstract not yet available.
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