Model of Empowerment to Improve Autonomy Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) Tuberculosis Patients
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2252-8806,2252-8806
DOI: 10.11591/.v5i2.4781