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Health and economic growth among the states of Brazil from 1991 to 2000
2010
Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População
Health status can affect economic growth through at least three mechanisms: 1) directly, through the relationship between health status and individual earnings, 2) indirectly, through the effect of health on levels of education, and 3) through physical capital investments. Poor health status causes considerable losses in individual income by decreasing labor productivity, numbers of hours worked, and participation in the labor force. These losses can affect a population's level of wealth and
doi:10.1590/s0102-30982010000200003
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