Common illnesses in Rhode Island immigrants: a primer for health care practitioners.
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MEDICINE & HEALTH/RHODE ISLAND Lawrence Proano, MD, DTMH, is Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of International Emergency Medicine. Robert Partridge, MD, MPH, is Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine ,Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of International Emergency Medicine. Both are at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medicine and health, Rhode Island
دوره 93 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010