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Page 56
... countries want hospitals , and many want them to have the most exotic modern equipment . The poorer the country , the higher the real cost of each item on their inventories . Modern hospital beds , incubators , laborato- ries ...
... countries want hospitals , and many want them to have the most exotic modern equipment . The poorer the country , the higher the real cost of each item on their inventories . Modern hospital beds , incubators , laborato- ries ...
Page 71
... country where it does not . 113 The markup , moreover , is phenome- nal : forty dollars ' worth of diazepam , once ... countries , most information on drugs for the physician comes from industry - sponsored manuals such as Physicians ...
... country where it does not . 113 The markup , moreover , is phenome- nal : forty dollars ' worth of diazepam , once ... countries , most information on drugs for the physician comes from industry - sponsored manuals such as Physicians ...
Page 81
... countries . But in rich countries the life expectancy of those between fifteen and forty - five has tended to stabilize because accidents143 and the new diseases of civilization kill as many as formerly succumbed to pneumonia and other ...
... countries . But in rich countries the life expectancy of those between fifteen and forty - five has tended to stabilize because accidents143 and the new diseases of civilization kill as many as formerly succumbed to pneumonia and other ...
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