THE SCOTS MAY BE BRAVE BUT THEY ARE NEITHER HEALTHY NOR HAPPY
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عنوان ژورنال: Scottish Journal of Political Economy
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0036-9292,1467-9485
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2007.00410.x