Healthcare ICT for Temporary Housing Community in Disaster-Stricken Area
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Healthcare ICT for Temporary Housing Community in Disaster-Stricken Area
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عنوان ژورنال: IEICE Transactions on Communications
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0916-8516,1745-1345
DOI: 10.1587/transcom.e95.b.3062