Primary Care Use of Laboratory Tests in Spain: Measurement Through Appropriateness Indicators
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Laboratory
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1433-6510
DOI: 10.7754/clin.lab.2013.130101