The Floating Primary Health Center Model in the Amazon Rainforest.
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SUBMITTER: de Queiroz Fortes-Filho S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11233092 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb
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The Floating Primary Health Center Model in the Amazon Rainforest.
de Queiroz Fortes-Filho Sileno S de Araújo Melo-Fortes Juliana J Aliberti Márlon Juliano Romero MJR
Annals of family medicine 20240101 1
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