US physicians consider access to health care for all
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Survey and Analysis of Ardabil City Suburbs Access to the Health Care Delivery Services (Health Centers)
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0093-0415
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.174.2.91