Failure to maintain patient access to GUM clinics
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Maintaining patient access to GUM clinics: is it compatible with appointments?
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2003.006528