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. 2004 May 1;95(3):165–167. doi: 10.1007/BF03403640

The Need for Directly Measured Health Data in Canada

Le besoin de mesures concrètes de la santé au Canada

Mark Tremblay 1,
PMCID: PMC6975705  PMID: 15191115

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