Place-of-residence errors on death certificates for two contiguous U. S. counties
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Place-of-residence errors on death certificates for two contiguous U. S. counties
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عنوان ژورنال: Population Health Metrics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1478-7954
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-4-6