The CATCH project: central mass access to child health information.
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SUBMITTER: Harger NE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1924948 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jul
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The CATCH project: central mass access to child health information.
Harger Nancy E NE Martin Elaine R ER
Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA 20070701 3
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