Sentinel Human Health Indicators: To Evaluate the Health Status of Vulnerable Communities
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405120