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Increased excess deaths in urban areas: quantification of geographical variation in mortality in Japan, 1973-1998

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  • Fukuda, Yoshiharu
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  • Takano, Takehito

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  • Fukuda, Yoshiharu & Nakamura, Keiko & Takano, Takehito, 2004. "Increased excess deaths in urban areas: quantification of geographical variation in mortality in Japan, 1973-1998," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 68(2), pages 233-244, May.
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    1. Charles KENNY, 2008. "What's Not Converging? East Asia's Relative Performance in Income, Health, and Education," Asian Economic Policy Review, Japan Center for Economic Research, vol. 3(1), pages 19-37, June.

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