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. 2021 Apr 1;99(4):319-320.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.267724. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

Supply chain transparency and the availability of essential medicines

Christine Årdal  1 , Enrico Baraldi  2 , Peter Beyer  3 , Yohann Lacotte  4 , Dg Joakim Larsson  5 , Marie-Cécile Ploy  4 , John-Arne Røttingen  6 , Ingrid Smith  7
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Supply chain transparency and the availability of essential medicines

Christine Årdal et al. Bull World Health Organ. .
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