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The private healtcare systems in Europe. What can we learn from Russia? / Akulin, Igor M; Chesnokova, Ekaterina A; Genovese, Umberto; Amato, Simona; Ragazzoni, Massimo Gabriele.

In: Igiene e Sanita Pubblica, Vol. 70, No. 6, 27.02.2015, p. 607-23.

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Akulin, IM, Chesnokova, EA, Genovese, U, Amato, S & Ragazzoni, MG 2015, 'The private healtcare systems in Europe. What can we learn from Russia?', Igiene e Sanita Pubblica, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 607-23. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25715896 >

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Akulin IM, Chesnokova EA, Genovese U, Amato S, Ragazzoni MG. The private healtcare systems in Europe. What can we learn from Russia? Igiene e Sanita Pubblica. 2015 Feb 27;70(6):607-23.

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Akulin, Igor M ; Chesnokova, Ekaterina A ; Genovese, Umberto ; Amato, Simona ; Ragazzoni, Massimo Gabriele. / The private healtcare systems in Europe. What can we learn from Russia?. In: Igiene e Sanita Pubblica. 2015 ; Vol. 70, No. 6. pp. 607-23.

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