Effect of democracy on health: ecological study
- 16 December 2004
- Vol. 329 (7480), 1421-1423
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7480.1421
Abstract
Can political regimes be singled out as a factor affecting health? Rating countries by the extent of their freedom is a useful proxy for measuring the effects of democracy on health related variablesKeywords
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