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Syphilis Cycles

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  • David Aadland

    (Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming)

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attempts by the U.S. government to eradicate syphilis from the U.S. population.

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  • David Aadland, 2008. "Syphilis Cycles," 2008 Meeting Papers 363, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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