Sociology and Health Care: an Introduction for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals (Book).
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عنوان ژورنال: Sociology of Health and Illness
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0141-9889,1467-9566
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.ep11340201