Endocrine health for all—finding and eliminating health disparities in endocrine disorders
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Health disparities in endocrine disorders: biological, clinical, and nonclinical factors--an Endocrine Society scientific statement.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Reviews Endocrinology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1759-5029,1759-5037
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2012.129