Letter. Positive deviance
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منابع مشابه
The power of positive deviance.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/42.4.247