Potential National and State Medical Care Savings From Primary Disease Prevention
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Potential national and state medical care savings from primary disease prevention.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2009.182287