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The economics of ageing: on the attitude of Swedish people to the distribution of health care resources between the young and the old

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  • Johannesson, Magnus & Johansson, Per-Olov, 1996. "The economics of ageing: on the attitude of Swedish people to the distribution of health care resources between the young and the old," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 153-161, September.
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