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Main Authors: Sarrazin, Mary Vaughan, Campbell, Mary, Rosenthal, Gary E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182438/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19258343
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.28.2.w368
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