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The willingness to pay for health changes, the human-capital approach and the external costs

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  • Johannesson, Magnus, 1996. "The willingness to pay for health changes, the human-capital approach and the external costs," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 231-244, June.
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