People living in remote communities can have best-practice diabetes care.
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S Kirby, M Moore, T McGarron, P Johnstone, D Perkins, D Lyle Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Broken Hill Base, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Broken Hill Airport, New South Wales, Australia Tibooburra Health Service, Tibooburra, New South Wales, Australia Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Bloomfield Campus, Orange, New South Wales, Australia
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Rural and remote health
دوره 15 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015