Occupation politics: American interests and the struggle over health insurance in postwar Japan

Social Science History

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-164

  Sheingate, Adam D ^a   Yamagishi, Takakazu ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646232739     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-30-1-137     Document Type: Article

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