Health is wealth and share the wealth of health
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‘Health is wealth and wealth is health’ – perceptions of health and ill-health among female sex workers in Savannakhet, Laos
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2012-6077
DOI: 10.4038/sljbmi.v1i0.3599