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Health investment and economic output in regional China. / Chen, Gang; Inder, Brett; Hollingsworth, Bruce.
In: Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2014, p. 261-274.

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Chen, G, Inder, B & Hollingsworth, B 2014, 'Health investment and economic output in regional China', Contemporary Economic Policy, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 261-274. https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12022

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Chen, G., Inder, B., & Hollingsworth, B. (2014). Health investment and economic output in regional China. Contemporary Economic Policy, 32(2), 261-274. https://doi.org/10.1111/coep.12022

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Chen G, Inder B, Hollingsworth B. Health investment and economic output in regional China. Contemporary Economic Policy. 2014;32(2):261-274. Epub 2013 Jun 23. doi: 10.1111/coep.12022

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Chen, Gang ; Inder, Brett ; Hollingsworth, Bruce. / Health investment and economic output in regional China. In: Contemporary Economic Policy. 2014 ; Vol. 32, No. 2. pp. 261-274.

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