Socioeconomic status and risk factors for non-communicable diseases in low-income and lower-middle-income countries
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Global Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2214-109X
DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(17)30054-2