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European countries differ in various aspects of their health care systems, including the level of public investments and the importance given to prevention in national health policies. However, little is known regarding the association between the dissemination of preventive practices in populations included in the SHARELIFE project and public policies in health domain.
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Santos-Eggimann, B., Cornaz, S., Spagnoli, J. (2011). Lifetime History of Prevention in European Countries: The Case of Dental Check-Ups. In: Börsch-Supan, A., Brandt, M., Hank, K., Schröder, M. (eds) The Individual and the Welfare State. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17472-8_21
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