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    Rights statement: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Medicine and Philosophy following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Cooper, Rachel Can it be a good thing to be deaf? Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 2007 32 (6): 563-583 is available online at: http://jmp.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/6/563.abstract

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Can it be a good thing to be deaf?

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Can it be a good thing to be deaf? / Cooper, Rachel.
In: Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Vol. 32, No. 6, 2007, p. 563-583.

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Cooper, R 2007, 'Can it be a good thing to be deaf?', Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 563-583. https://doi.org/10.1080/03605310701680940

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Cooper, R. (2007). Can it be a good thing to be deaf? Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 32(6), 563-583. https://doi.org/10.1080/03605310701680940

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Cooper R. Can it be a good thing to be deaf? Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. 2007;32(6):563-583. doi: 10.1080/03605310701680940

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Cooper, Rachel. / Can it be a good thing to be deaf?. In: Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. 2007 ; Vol. 32, No. 6. pp. 563-583.

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