Putting Data Linkage into FIRST Gear: Lessons from Firefighter Injury Research
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Putting Data Linkage into FIRST Gear: Lessons from Firefighter Injury Research
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عنوان ژورنال: Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1947-2579
DOI: 10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5663