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Trends in life expectancy in Europe: one big explanation or many small ones?

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    Martin McKee, Helena Legido-Quigley & Peter Piot

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McKee, M., Legido-Quigley, H. & Piot, P. Trends in life expectancy in Europe: one big explanation or many small ones?. Eur J Epidemiol 28, 203–204 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-013-9778-y

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