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How states exerted power to create the Millennium Development Goals and how this shaped the global health agenda: Lessons for the sustainable development goals and the future of global health

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Pages 584-599 | Received 11 Apr 2017, Accepted 13 Apr 2018, Published online: 26 Apr 2018

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