Non-communicable diseases: a vertical or horizontal approach?
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A public health ethics approach to non-communicable diseases.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Nursing Review
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0020-8132
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01028.x