Understanding recent trends in Swiss ambulatory care utilization when out-of-pocket payment is minimal
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عنوان ژورنال: Sozial- und Präventivmedizin SPM
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0303-8408,1420-911X
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-006-5112-8