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Differential Structure, Differential Health: Industrialization in Japan, 1868-1940

In: Health and Welfare during Industrialization

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  • Gail Honda, 1997. "Differential Structure, Differential Health: Industrialization in Japan, 1868-1940," NBER Chapters, in: Health and Welfare during Industrialization, pages 251-284, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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