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The World Health Organization defines health as: “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.
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Skiadas, C.H., Skiadas, C. (2020). Preliminary Notes. In: Skiadas, C.H., Skiadas, C. (eds) Demography of Population Health, Aging and Health Expenditures. The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, vol 50. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44695-6_1
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