New Scientific Evidence and Public Health Imperatives
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Public health policies and scientific evidence
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: New England Journal of Medicine
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0028-4793,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm198704233161709