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thalassemia prevention national health Mass education

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Lantip Rujito, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Jenderal Soedirman

Departemen of  Molecular Biology
How to Cite
Rujito, L., & Mulyanto, J. (2019). Adopting Mass Thalassemia Prevention Program in Indonesia: a Proposal. JKKI : Jurnal Kedokteran Dan Kesehatan Indonesia, 10(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.20885/JKKI.Vol10.Iss1.art1

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