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Private Financing of Health Care in Times of Economic Crisis: a Review of the Evidence

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  • Panos Kanavos
  • Olivier Wouters
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  • Martin McKee

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  • Panos Kanavos & Olivier Wouters & Olivier J. Wouters & Martin McKee, 2017. "Private Financing of Health Care in Times of Economic Crisis: a Review of the Evidence," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 8(s2), pages 23-29, March.
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