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Inequality and the health-care system in the USA [1]

['Samuel L Dickman', 'Department Of Medicine', 'University Of California', 'San Francisco', 'Ca', 'David U Himmelstein', 'Dhimmels Hunter.Cuny.Edu', 'City University Of New York School Of Urban Public Health At Hunter College', 'New York', 'Ny']

Date: 2023-02

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