Template:Did you know nominations/Selma Mushkin

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 14:05, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Selma Mushkin

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• ... that health economist Selma Mushkin once estimated that 20% of U.S. healthcare costs were spent on the terminally ill? Source: "Among her findings were that as much as 20 percent of the nation's health dollars were being spent to support the dying. The study contributed to the continuing debate on medical treatment for the terminally ill."
  • ALT1: ... that health economist Selma Mushkin estimated in the early 1970s that up to 50% of poor children in Washington, D.C., were affected by lead poisoning? Source: "Dr. Mushkin was the coauthor of a 1971 study of lead poisoning in Washington children. The study was carried out for the District of Columbia and among its major findings were that 30 percent to 50 percent of the city's children born to poor families may suffer from lead poisoning."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tom Forrestall

Created by 97198 (talk). Self-nominated at 08:04, 11 January 2023 (UTC).

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Everything checks out and the promoter can choose the hook. SL93 (talk) 01:03, 16 January 2023 (UTC)