Allocating resources for health and social care: the significance of rurality
β Scribed by Sheena Asthana; Alex Gibson; Graham Moon; Philip Brigham
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 88 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0966-0410
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