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Population Change

PROLOGUE

Population Change

PROLOGUE: When it comes to explaining variations in economic, military, and political power, most students of history are familiar with the Napoleonic observation that "geography is destiny." Students of health care, on the other hand, might be more inclined to adopt the phrase, "demography is destiny," as there is an ample body of evidence to support the notion that critical measures of health system performance, such as access, costs, outcomes, and utilization, vary across a range of demographic factors. The papers that follow explore important aspects of these connections.

In the lead essay David Cutler examines existing research on disability . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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