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Health decline in Eastern Europe

Large relative and absolute declines in health status in Central and Eastern Europe since the mid-1960s place the countries of this region at a considerable disadvantage as they strive to compete and participate in the new Europe.

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Feachem, R. Health decline in Eastern Europe. Nature 367, 313–314 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/367313a0

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