Health Care Systems

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Health Care Systems. / Samuelsen, Helle.

International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. ed. / Hilary Callan. Wiley, 2018.

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Harvard

Samuelsen, H 2018, Health Care Systems. in H Callan (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1903

APA

Samuelsen, H. (2018). Health Care Systems. In H. Callan (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Anthropology Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1903

Vancouver

Samuelsen H. Health Care Systems. In Callan H, editor, International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Wiley. 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1903

Author

Samuelsen, Helle. / Health Care Systems. International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. editor / Hilary Callan. Wiley, 2018.

Bibtex

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