Mortality Reversal in Russia: The story so far
By Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Evgueni M. Andreev, David A. Leon, Martin McKee, France Meslé and Jacques Vallin
DOI: 10.3384/hygiea.1403-8668.044129
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