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doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7497.954.
Who needs health care--the well or the sick?
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7497.954
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Who needs health care--the well or the sick?
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Abstract
Shifting drug spending from the worried well in developed countries to those with treatable disease in poorer nations will benefit the health of everyone
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A fraction of the spending on preventive medicine in rich countries could make a huge difference to the health of poorer nations
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Who needs health care? Health care may be an oxymoron.BMJ. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1330-1. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1330-c. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15933362 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Who needs health care? Old people are faced with dilemma as families disintegrate.BMJ. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1331-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1331-c. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15933366 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Who needs health care? Investment in health promotion is miserably small.BMJ. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1331. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1331-b. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15933367 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Who needs health care? Preventive medicine has potentially big role.BMJ. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1331. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1331-a. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15933368 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Who needs health care? Preventive medicine deserves more respect.BMJ. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1331. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1331. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15933369 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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