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Neglected Diseases and Poverty in “The Other America”: The Greatest Health Disparity in the United States?

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  • Peter J Hotez, 2007. "Neglected Diseases and Poverty in “The Other America”: The Greatest Health Disparity in the United States?," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 1(3), pages 1-3, December.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000149
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    1. Hoyt Bleakley, 2007. "Disease and Development: Evidence from Hookworm Eradication in the American South," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 122(1), pages 73-117.
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    2. Peter Congdon & Patsy Lloyd, 2011. "Toxocara infection in the United States: the relevance of poverty, geography and demography as risk factors, and implications for estimating county prevalence," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(1), pages 15-24, February.
    3. Mary Jo Rattermann & Azure Angelov & Tommy Reddicks & Jess Monk, 2021. "Advancing health equity by addressing social determinants of health: Using health data to improve educational outcomes," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(3), pages 1-11, March.

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