How private practitioners help to control TB.
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Private Practitioners’ Perspectives on Their Involvement With the Tuberculosis Control Programme in a Southern Indian State
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
دوره 81 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003