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Citizenship by vitality: rethinking the concept of health citizenship

Mikko Jauhoa Centre for Consumer Society Research, Department of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ilpo Helénb Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0071-0972View further author information
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Pages 467-487 | Published online: 09 May 2022

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