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    Kuan Xu

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Xu, K. (2014). Sen-Shorrocks-Thon Index. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2697

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