Medical Problems of Internationally Adopted Children Presenting to a Travel Medicine Clinic in Nepal
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Medical evaluation of internationally adopted children.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Travel Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1195-1982,1708-8305
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00075.x