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Health and Labour Productivity: Sorting out the Relationships

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  • Strauss, John
  • Thomas, Duncan

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  • Strauss, John & Thomas, Duncan, 1995. "Health and Labour Productivity: Sorting out the Relationships," 1994 Conference, August 22-29, 1994, Harare, Zimbabwe 183413, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.183413
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