Costs of publicly provided maternity services in Rosario, Argentina
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Costs of publicly provided maternity services in Rosario, Argentina.
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عنوان ژورنال: Salud Pública de México
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0036-3634
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342003000100004