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Galea, S., Putnam, S. (2007). The Role of Macrosocial Determinants in Shaping the Health of Populations. In: Macrosocial Determinants of Population Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70812-6_1

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