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Review
. 2005 Apr 23;330(7497):954-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7497.954.

Who needs health care--the well or the sick?

Iona Heath  1
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Review

Who needs health care--the well or the sick?

Iona Heath. BMJ. .

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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