Availability, prices and affordability of essential medicines in Haiti

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Chahal, Harinder Singh ^a   St Fort, Nazaire ^a   Bero, Lisa B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85055082190     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.03.020405     Document Type: Article

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