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‘Our healthier nation’?

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  • Paul Contoyannis
  • Martin Forster

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  • Paul Contoyannis & Martin Forster, 1999. "‘Our healthier nation’?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 8(4), pages 289-296, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:hlthec:v:8:y:1999:i:4:p:289-296
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1050(199906)8:4<289::AID-HEC448>3.0.CO;2-V
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    1. van Doorslaer, Eddy & Wagstaff, Adam & Bleichrodt, Han & Calonge, Samuel & Gerdtham, Ulf-G. & Gerfin, Michael & Geurts, Jose & Gross, Lorna & Hakkinen, Unto & Leu, Robert E., 1997. "Income-related inequalities in health: some international comparisons," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(1), pages 93-112, February.
    2. Contoyannis, Paul & Forster, Martin, 1999. "The distribution of health and income: a theoretical framework," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 18(5), pages 603-620, October.
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