Noncommunicable Diseases And Essential Medicines
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منابع مشابه
Noncommunicable diseases.
From the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston (D.J.H.); the Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi (K.S.R.); and the World Heart Federation, Geneva (K.S.R.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Hunter at the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, or at [email protected]...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Health Affairs
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0278-2715,1544-5208
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1221