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Income Inequality, Unequal Health Care Access, and Mortality in China

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  • Zhongwei Zhao, 2006. "Income Inequality, Unequal Health Care Access, and Mortality in China," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 32(3), pages 461-483, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:popdev:v:32:y:2006:i:3:p:461-483
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2006.00133.x
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