Column: Rural Health Clinics: Contributors to Efficiency and Effectiveness
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عنوان ژورنال: Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1539-3399
DOI: 10.14574/ojrnhc.v9i2.250