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. 2009 Sep 1;181(5):281-5.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.090553.

The effect of economic recession on population health

Stephen Bezruchka  1
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The effect of economic recession on population health

Stephen Bezruchka. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1
Lack of relationship between life expectancy and gross national product (GNP) per capita among rich countries once they have reached GNP per capita of $5000 to $10 000. Reprinted from Wilkinson and Pickett.
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Figure 2
Mortality rates and unemployment rates in countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for the period 1960 to 1995, expressed as standard deviation from the mean. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
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