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LETTERS: Friedrich Wilhelm Schwartz and Kurt Buser A tale of two Germanys: Health problems in eastern Germany are clearly related to transition BMJ 2005; 331: 234 [Full text]

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Transition or inheritance

Miodrag Ristich   (24 July 2005)

Transition or inheritance 24 July 2005
Miodrag Ristich, Psychiatrist New York NY 10021 Send response to journal: Re: Transition or inheritance	The raw statistics quoted in this article do not support the conclusion that disadvantaged condition of people in former East Germany is transition related. It might be simply the residual effect of decades of communism. Competing interests: None declared