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From Tragedy to Farce: On Medicine, the State and the Market. / Palladino, Paolo.
In: Journal of Historical Sociology, Vol. 20, No. 4, 12.2007, p. 622-645.

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Palladino P. From Tragedy to Farce: On Medicine, the State and the Market. Journal of Historical Sociology. 2007 Dec;20(4):622-645. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6443.2007.00326.x

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Palladino, Paolo. / From Tragedy to Farce : On Medicine, the State and the Market. In: Journal of Historical Sociology. 2007 ; Vol. 20, No. 4. pp. 622-645.

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