List of WHO publications: Health economics
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Title
Author Palm, W., Glinos, I. A., Rechel, B., Garel, P., Busse, R., Figueras, J.
Year
2013 Order Number    13400129 ISBN-13
 9789289002769
Price
CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries    CHF 24,50
English
Under the European Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border health care, the development of European reference networks was promoted as one of the prime areas for cross-border cooperation among Member States. .../...
Title
Author Steel, D., Cylus, J.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601409  
 
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author O'Neill, C., McGregor, P., Merkur, S.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601410  
 
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Longley, M., Riley, N., Davies, P., Hernandez-Quevedo, C.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601411  
 
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
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2012 Order Number    19300277 ISBN-13
 9789241504874
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CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 42,00
English
Medical technologies - medicines, vaccines and medical devices - are essential for public health. Access to essential medicines and research to address neglected diseases have been a major concern for many years. More recently, the focus of health policy debate has broadened to consider how to promote innovation and how to ensure equitable access to all vital medical technologies. .../...
Title
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2012 Order Number    11500846 ISBN-13
 9789241548465
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CHF 100,00  / US$ 120,00 Developing countries    CHF 70,00
English
Worldwide, the application of information and communication technologies to support national health-care services is rapidly expanding and increasingly important. This is especially so at a time when all health systems face stringent economic challenges and greater demands to provide more and better care, especially to those most in need. .../...
Title
Author Theodorou, M., Charalambous, C., Petrou, C., Cylus, J.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601406  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Dimova, A., Rahova, M., Moutafova, E, Atanasova, E., Koeva, S., Panteli, D., van Ginneken, E.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601403  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Kickbusch, I., Gleicher, D.
Year
2012 Order Number    13400121 ISBN-13
 9789289002745
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
Governance for health describes the attempts of governments and other actors to steer communities, whole countries or even groups of countries in the pursuit of health as integral to well-being. This study tracks recent governance innovations to address the priority determinants of health and categorizes them into five strategic approaches to smart governance for health. .../...
Title
Year
2012 Order Number    13400119 ISBN-13
 9789289002691
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
This report summarizes the evidence on the social determinants of health in the urban context, drawing on the findings of the global Commission on Social Determinants of Health and the European review of social determinants of health and the health divide. .../...
Title
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2012 Order Number    19300269 ISBN-13
 9789241503655
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Social protection services and income transfers are put in place by governments to reduce households vulnerability to poverty, to manage risks and counteract the negative impacts that unexpected life events may have on their income, wealth or health, and to lift them out of chronic poverty. .../...
Title
Author Katsaga, A., Kulzhanov, M., Karanikolos, M., Rechel, Bernd
Year
2012 Order Number    13601404  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Year
2012 Order Number    13601405  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Olejaz, M., Juul Nielsen, A., Rudkjobing, A., Okkels Birk, H., Krasnik, A., Hernández-Quevedo, C.
Year
2012 Order Number    13601402  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Barnekow, V., Currie, C., Currie, D., de Looze, M., Morgan, A., Roberts, C., Samdal, O., Smith, O.R.F., Zanotti, C.
Year
2012 Order Number    13400117 ISBN-13
 9789289014236
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Through this international report on the results of its most recent survey, the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study aims to supply the up-to-date information needed by policy-makers at various levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and professionals in sectors such as health, education, social services, justice and recreation. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    13601308  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author Wismar, M., Maier, C. B., Glinos, I. A., Dussault, G., Figueras, J.
Year
2011 Order Number    13400112 ISBN-13
 9789289002479
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CHF 150,00  / US$ 180,00 Developing countries    CHF 105,00
English
The mobility of health professionals affects the performance of health systems, and increasingly so since the European Union (EU) enlargements in 2004 and 2007. .../...
Title
Year
2011 Order Number    15200155 ISBN-13
 9789290615385
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
This second edition of the WHO Health Financing Country Profiles can help improve the monitoring and evaluation of countries' health financing policies. The profiles offer snapshots of the health financing systems of Member States of the WHO Western Pacific region. .../...
Title
Author Blas, E., Sommerfeld, J., Sivasankara Kurup, A.
Year
2011 Order Number    11500803 ISBN-13
 9789241564137
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
The thirteen case studies contained in this publication were commissioned by the research node of the Knowledge Network on Priority Public Health Conditions (PPHC-KN), a WHO-based interdepartmental working group associated with the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. .../...
Title
Author Boyle, S.
Year
2011 Order Number    13601301  
 
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Each review is produced by country experts in collaboration with the Observatory's staff. .../...
Title
Author El Said, M.K.
Year
2010 Order Number    14600056 ISBN-13
 9789290216667
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
Access to essential medicines and health technologies is a huge public health challenge, especially in developing countries where the majority of the poor lack any form of social protection and health systems are under-resourced. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    15200135 ISBN-13
 9789290614746
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
This project identified countries in the Asia Pacific Region that have population-level surveillance data on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors. .../...
Title
Author Kutzin, J., Cashin, C., Jakab, M.
Year
2010 Order Number    13400101 ISBN-13
 9789289042116
Price
CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 42,00
English
Since 1990, the social and economic policies of the transition countries of central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and central Asia have diverged, including the way they have reformed the financing of their health systems. This book analyses this rich experience in a systematic way. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    11500796 ISBN-13
 9789241564052
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
When working with countries to measure and compare health systems functioning, it is important to strike a good balance between avoiding blueprints that do not allow for country contexts and specificities while also encouraging a degree of standardization that enables comparisons within and between countries as well as over time. .../...
Title
Author Mossialos, E., Morel, C. M., Edwards, S., Berenson, J., Gemmill-Toyama, M., Brogan, D.
Year
2010 Order Number    13400102 ISBN-13
 9789289042130
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
High levels of pathogen resistance are rendering current antibiotics obsolete. Coupled with insufficient investment in discovering new treatments, multidrug-resistant infections are an increasingly urgent public health concern. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    12402010 ISBN-13
 9789241564021
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 20,00
English
The promotion and protection of health is essential to human welfare and to sustained economic and social development. People rate health as being one of their most important priorities but timely access to appropriate health services requires a well-functioning health financing system. .../...
Title
Year
2010 Order Number    11500785 ISBN-13
 9789241563970
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
*** This book was awarded First Prize in the 2011 British Medical Association Book Competition Award*** This book is a collection of analyses of the social determinants of health that impact on specific health conditions. .../...
Title
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2010 Order Number    00208813  
 
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
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The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948, the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    15200131 ISBN-13
 9789290614586
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
The health financing strategy for the Asia pacific Region (2010-2015) will help governments analyse their health financing situations and identify specific actions to achieve universal coverage. It was developed as a result of regional health financing reviews and consultations and is based on a growing body of global research and evidence. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    15400008 ISBN-13
 9789290223368
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
SPS, TRIPS, trade-distorting subsidies, Doha Paragraph Six... The language of trade and health is specialized and may seem obscure. But though the language may be daunting, international trade agreements now being negotiated affect all of us, and health professionals in particular need to master the terminology if they are to participate in the national debate on trade and health. .../...
Title
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2009 Order Number    15400009 ISBN-13
 9789290223429
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
Poor people encounter high rates of illness and premature deaths from preventable causes and are thus more vulnerable to disease. In the WHO South-East Asia Region, many Member countries carry a significant proportion of the total burden of disease in the Region. .../...
Title
Year
2009 Order Number    11500772 ISBN-13
 9789241563871
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
This report uses a comprehensive framework for studying health risks that was developed for the World Health Report 2002, which presented estimates for the year 2000. The report provides an update for the year 2004 for 24 global risk factors. .../...
Title
Author Rechel, B., Erskine, J., McKee, M., Dowdeswell, B., Wright, S.
Year
2009 Order Number    13400091 ISBN-13
 9789289041782
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Capital investment in European health systems has to take account of an array of challenges and opportunities: the demographic and epidemiological transitions associated with an ageing population; advances in medical technologies and pharmaceuticals; rising public expectations; and persistent health inequalities. .../...
Title
Author Rechel, B., Wright, S., Edwards, N., Dowdeswell, B., McKee, M.
Year
2009 Order Number    13400086 ISBN-13
 9789289043045
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
Despite considerable investments in health facilities worldwide, little systematic evidence is available on how to plan, design and build new facilities that maximize health gain and ensure that services are responsive to the legitimate expectations of users. This book brings together current knowledge about key dimensions of capital investment in the health sector. .../...
Title
Year
2008 Order Number    14400031 ISBN-13
 9789290216322
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
The WHO Global Commission on Social Determinants of Health was launched in 205 with the aim of identifying and tackling the persistent and growing inequalities in health, both within and between countries. These inequalities are caused by what we now term social determinants, defined as the way people live, work and age in a society. .../...
Title
Year
2008 Order Number    14400032 ISBN-13
 9789290216315
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
The WHO Global Commission on Social Determinants of Health was launched in 2005 with the aim of identifying and tackling the persistent and growing inequalities in health, both within and between countries. Social inequality is widely recognized as an important cause of conflict and the social determinants of health in conflict settings reflect and reinforce these inequalities. .../...
Title
Year
2008 Order Number    11500742 ISBN-13
 9789241563710
Price
CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries    CHF 24,50
English
The Global Burden of Disease: 2004 update provides a comprehensive assessment of the health of the world's population in 2004. Consistent and comparative description of the burden of diseases and injuries is an important input to health decision-making and planning processes. .../...
Title
Year
2008 Order Number    11500741 ISBN-13
 9789241563703
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 20,00
English
"...Reducing health inequities is, for the Commission on Social Determinants of Health, an ethical imperative. Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale." The Final Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health sets out key areas -of daily living conditions and of the underlying structural drivers that influence them- in which action is needed. .../...
Title
Author McIntyre, D., Wayling, S.
Year
2008 Order Number    11500732 ISBN-13
 9789241563628
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
This publication provides an overview of health economics initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa and outlines a strategy for promoting further health economics capacity in the region. .../...
Title
Author Suhrcke, M., Rocco, L., McKee, M., Mazzuco, S., Urban, D., Steinherr, A.
Year
2007 Order Number    13400125 ISBN-13
 9789289021906
Price
CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 25,00
English
There is increasing evidence of the two-way relationship between health and economic growth: while economic development can lead to improved population health, a healthier population can also drive economic growth. .../...
Title
Author Foubister, T., Thomson, S., Mossialos, E., McGuire, A.
Year
2006 Order Number    13400126 ISBN-13
 9789289022880
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 40,00
English
In comparative studies of health care, the United Kingdom's health care system continues to be categorized in terms of public finance and public provision. However, over 11% of the United Kingdom population has private medical insurance (PMI), and PMI is an important contributor to the United Kingdom s health economy (the market being worth almost £3 billion a year). .../...
Title
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2006 Order Number    15204076 ISBN-13
 9789290612124
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
It is estimated that abut 70% of the world's poor are women. Similarly, in the Western Pacific Region, poverty often wears a woman's face. Indicators on human poverty, including health indicators, often reflect severe gender-based disparities. In this way, gender inequality is a significant determinant of health outcomes in the Region, with women and girls often at a severe societal disadvantage. .../...
Title
Author Bengoa, R., Kawar, R., Key, P., Leatherman, S., Saturno, P.
Year
2006 Order Number    11500677 ISBN-13
 9789241563246
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CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
This guide provides decision-makers and managers at the country level with a systematic process which will allow them to design and implement effective interventions to promote quality in health systems. Conceived as a capacity-building tool in health-care, this guide focuses particular attention on individuals who have a strategic responsibility for quality. .../...
Title
Author Prüss-Ustün, A., Corvalán, C.
Year
2006 Order Number    11500680 ISBN-13
 9789241593823
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CHF 25,00  / US$ 30,00 Developing countries    CHF 17,50
English
***This book is a winner of the British Medical Association's 2007 annual Medical Book Competition. .../...
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2005 Order Number    00208308  
 
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CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
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Title
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2004 Order Number    15200061 ISBN-13
 9789290611707
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
These guidelines aim to provide national, provincial and local authorities, mayors, city administrators, health professionals, nongovernmental organizations, and market communities with practical information on how to initiate a Healthy Marketplace programme that draws on the strategies identified in the Ottawa Charter and address the physical, mental and social elements of health.
Title
Year
2004 Order Number    14600018 ISBN-13
 9789290213376
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
Investing in health, particularly that of the poor, is central to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. In support of this strategy WHO's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is actively promoting in countries of the Region community-based initiatives like Basic Development Needs, Healthy Cities, Healthy Villages and Women in Health and Development. .../...
Title
Year
2004 Order Number    14600019 ISBN-13
 9789290213369
Price
CHF 15,00  / US$ 18,00 Developing countries    CHF 10,50
English
Investing in health, particularly that of the poor, is central to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. In support of this strategy WHO's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is actively promoting in countries of the Region community-based initiatives like Basic Development Needs, Healthy Cities, Healthy Villages and Women in Health and Development. .../...
Title
Author Adam, T., Baltussen, R., Tan Torres, T., Evans, D., Hutubessy, R., Acharya, A., Murray, C.J.L.
Year
2003 Order Number    11500542 ISBN-13
 9789241546010
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
Several guidelines on cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) already exist. There are two reasons for producing another set. The first is that traditional or incremental CEA ignores the question of whether the current mix of interventions represents an efficient use of resources. .../...
Title
Year
2003 Order Number    11000919 ISBN-13
 9789241209199
Price
CHF 17,50  / US$ 21,00 Developing countries    CHF 12,25
English
Musculoskeletal conditions are extremely common and include more than 150 different diseases and syndromes, which are usually associated with pain and loss of function. In the developed world, where these conditions are already the most frequent cause of physical disability, ageing of the most populous demographic groups will further increase the burden these conditions impose. .../...
Title
Author Murray, C.J.L., Evans, D.
Year
2003 Order Number    11500549 ISBN-13
 9789241562454
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CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 20,00
English
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Title
Year
2003 Order Number    11500511 ISBN-13
 9789241546072
Price
CHF 35,00  / US$ 42,00 Developing countries    CHF 20,00
English
National health accounts are a powerful and practical tool for policy-makers interested in evaluating and restructuring their nation's health care financing and in developing and assessing financial interventions to improve people's health. .../...
Title
Year
2003 Order Number    11500538 ISBN-13
 9789241562362
Price
CHF 30,00  / US$ 36,00 Developing countries    CHF 21,00
English
Health is higher on the international agenda than ever before. Concern for the health of poor people is a central development issue. .../...
Title
Author Murray, C.J.L., Salomon, J.A., Mathers, C.D., Lopez, A.D.
Year
2002 Order Number    11500492 ISBN-13
 9789241545518
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 15,00
English
With increasing life expectancy, measuring population health levels on the basis of mortality rates alone has become less and less relevant in many populations. At the same time, societies invest substantial resources in promoting healthy life, in addition to preventing premature death. .../...
Title
Author Griffiths, A., Bankowski, Z.
Year
1980 Order Number    18300013 ISBN-13
 9789290360049
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
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