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Original Article

Emergency department visits of Syrian refugees and the cost of their healthcare

Umut GulactiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Adiyaman University Medical Faculty, Adiyaman, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ugur LokDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Adiyaman University Medical Faculty, Adiyaman, Turkey
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Haci PolatDepartment of Urology, Adiyaman University Medical Faculty, Adiyaman, Turkey
Pages 219-224 | Published online: 18 Jul 2017

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