Rural geographical research: working in rural places and with rural communities
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Rural pharmacy closures: implications for rural communities.
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عنوان ژورنال: Scottish Geographical Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1470-2541,1751-665X
DOI: 10.1080/14702541.2019.1695905