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How can we increase resources for health care in the developing world? Is (subsidized) voluntary health insurance the answer?

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  • Jacques van der Gaag & Vid Stimac, 2012. "How can we increase resources for health care in the developing world? Is (subsidized) voluntary health insurance the answer?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 21(1), pages 55-61, January.
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    DOI: 10.1002/hec.1811
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