Humanitarian response following the earthquake in Haiti: reflections on unprecedented need for rehabilitation.
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author team: Michel d. landry Pt, Phd; Mandy McGlynn BSc Pt, MSc; edith ng ot reg. (ont); angie andreoli BSc (Pt), MSc; tess devji ot reg. (ont); Cheryl Bower Mn rn(eC); anita Goyal, ot reg. (ont); Sylvia Haycock ot reg. (ont); Jamie a. Young Pt; diane leber rn, etn, BScn; Kristina Guy Pt, BSc(HK), BScPt, MSc(c); anita Vanderwerf rn; Jackie Wright rn, BScn; Suzanne iafolla MPt; ian M. Horne rn, rGn; anthony S. Burns Md, MSc
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- World health & population
دوره 12 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010