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. 2004 Jul;5(7):650-3.
doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400195.

What is a disease?

Jackie Leach Scully  1
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What is a disease?

Jackie Leach Scully. EMBO Rep. 2004 Jul.

Abstract

Disease, disability and their definitions

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Alison Lapper (8 months) by Marc Quinn (2000). Marble and plinth (83.5cm × 40cm × 65cm) © the artist. Courtesy of Jay Jopling/White Cube (London, UK). This sculpture caused controversy in England when it was chosen as one of two pieces to occupy the vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, London. The work will probably be installed on the plinth in the Spring of 2005 and will remain for 12–18 months.
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