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Austerity: a failed experiment on the people of Europe

Martin McKee, Marina Karanikolos, Paul Belcher and David Stuckler
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-4-346
Clin Med August 2012
Martin McKee
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Roles: Professor of European Public Health
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  • For correspondence: Martin.McKee@lshtm.ac.uk
Marina Karanikolos
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Roles: Research fellow
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Paul Belcher
Royal College of Physicians, London
Roles: Senior adviser, EU Government Affairs
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David Stuckler
University of Cambridge, UK
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vol. 12 no. 4 346-350
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.12-4-346
PubMed: 
22930881
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Royal College of Physicians
Print ISSN: 
1470-2118
Online ISSN: 
1473-4893
History: 
  • Published online August 1, 2012.
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© 2012 Royal College of Physicians

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  1. Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health1,2⇓,
  2. Marina Karanikolos, Research fellow1,2,
  3. Paul Belcher, Senior adviser, EU Government Affairs3 and
  4. David Stuckler, Lecturer in sociology4
  1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
  2. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
  3. Royal College of Physicians, London
  4. University of Cambridge, UK
  1. Address for correspondence: Professor Martin McKee, European Centre on Health of Societies in Transition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15–17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH. Email: Martin.McKee{at}lshtm.ac.uk Follow the authors on Twitter: @MartinMcKee, @OBSfincrisis, @davidstuckler

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Martin McKee, Marina Karanikolos, Paul Belcher, David Stuckler
Clinical Medicine Aug 2012, 12 (4) 346-350; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-4-346

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