Evidence Based Health Care A scientific approach to health care
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2007, Vol 7, Issue 2
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Authors and Affiliations
Kamlesh Bhargava| Family Medicine and Public Health Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P. O. Box 35, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Deepa Bhargava| Department of Surgery (ENT Division), Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P. O. Box 38, Al-Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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