Survey and observation of physically handicapped persons living at home due to intractable disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Hygiene)
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0021-5082,1882-6482
DOI: 10.1265/jjh.43.845