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Catalano, R., Ahern, J., Bruckner, T. (2007). Estimating the Health Effects of Macrosocial Shocks: A Collaborative Approach. In: Macrosocial Determinants of Population Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70812-6_18

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