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. 2004 Dec 18;329(7480):1421-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7480.1421.

Effect of democracy on health: ecological study

Alvaro Franco  1 , Carlos Alvarez-Dardet, Maria Teresa Ruiz
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Effect of democracy on health: ecological study

Alvaro Franco et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Can political regimes be singled out as a factor affecting health? Rating countries by the extent of their freedom is a useful proxy for measuring the effects of democracy on health related variables

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Health indicators in 170 countries by classification of economies (World Bank) and democracy (Freedom House), 1998
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Comment in

  • Politics as a determinant of health.
    Martyn C. Martyn C. BMJ. 2004 Dec 18;329(7480):1423-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7480.1423. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15604166 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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