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As pervasive cost containment efforts indicate, it is common for developed countries to devote a sizeable amount of their resources to the health care system. This reflects the important role which a wide range of high quality health care services is expected to play in maintaining and promoting the health status of a given population. While health care may be unique in providing short-term recovery from disease, however, the potential significance of other determinants of individual health must not be overlooked. Among the first to recognize this was Sir William Petty in his investigations on “Political Arithmeticks.” As early as the seventeenth century, he was able to link reductions in human mortality to improvements in sanitary conditions.
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Erbsland, M., Ried, W., Ulrich, V. (1998). The Impact of the Environment on the Demands for Health and Health Care: An Empirical Analysis for Germany. In: Zweifel, P. (eds) Health, the Medical Profession, and Regulation. Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5681-7_1
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