WHR 2000 to WHR 2010: what progress in health care financing?
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WHR 2000 to WHR 2010: what progress in health care financing?
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Policy and Planning
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0268-1080,1460-2237
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq033