Nigel Unwin: battling non-communicable diseases
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Combating non-communicable diseases.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2213-8587
DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(15)00139-4