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. 2014 Nov 1;105(6):e467. doi: 10.17269/cjph.105.4884

What is the importance of postal codes for health research? Re: (Fuller and Shareck) Canada Post community mailboxes: Implications for health research

Yan Kestens 116,216,316,, Alexandre Naud 116,216, Madeleine Steinmetz-Wood 116,216, Julie Vallée 116,416
PMCID: PMC6972426  PMID: 25560899

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