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Stress, domination and basic income: considering a citizens’ entitlement response to a public health crisis

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Stress, domination and basic income: considering a citizens’ entitlement response to a public health crisis. / Johnson, Matthew Thomas; Johnson, Elliott.
In: Social Theory and Health, Vol. 17, No. 2, 01.06.2019, p. 253–271.

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Johnson, MT & Johnson, E 2019, 'Stress, domination and basic income: considering a citizens’ entitlement response to a public health crisis', Social Theory and Health, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 253–271. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41285-018-0076-3

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Johnson, M. T., & Johnson, E. (2019). Stress, domination and basic income: considering a citizens’ entitlement response to a public health crisis. Social Theory and Health, 17(2), 253–271. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41285-018-0076-3

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Johnson MT, Johnson E. Stress, domination and basic income: considering a citizens’ entitlement response to a public health crisis. Social Theory and Health. 2019 Jun 1;17(2):253–271. Epub 2018 Jun 20. doi: 10.1057/s41285-018-0076-3

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Johnson, Matthew Thomas ; Johnson, Elliott. / Stress, domination and basic income : considering a citizens’ entitlement response to a public health crisis. In: Social Theory and Health. 2019 ; Vol. 17, No. 2. pp. 253–271.

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