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The impact of decentralization of health services on health outcomes: evidence from Canada

Dolores Jiménez Rubio Department of Applied Economics, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 3907-3917 | Published online: 04 Dec 2010

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