Time Trend of Out-of-pocket Expenditure among Cancer Inpatients: Evidence from Korean Tertiary Hospitals
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1513-7368
DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.11.6985