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Special issue paper in: Health industries in the 20th century

China: The development of the health system during the Maoist period (1949–76)

Roser Alvarez-KleeDepartment of Economic History, Institutions, Policy and World Economy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 518-537 | Published online: 27 Jun 2018

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