Forum: equity in access to health care. Postscript
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On Achieving Access and Equity in Health Care
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عنوان ژورنال: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0102-311X
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2008000500027