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In-Text Citation: (Pintea, Pauna, & Lazar, 2020)
To Cite this Article: Pintea, A., Pauna, R. D., & Lazar, P. S. (2020). The Effect of the Private Health Insurances and Health Financing on the Population Health in the European Countries. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 10(10), 143-158.
