Technicity Index: A Quality Indicator to Improve Patient Care
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0974-8938,0975-1920
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1741