Epidemiologic transition interrupted: a reassessment of mortality trends in Thailand, 1980–2000
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Epidemiologic transition interrupted: a reassessment of mortality trends in Thailand, 1980-2000.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1464-3685,0300-5771
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl257