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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2012; 02(02): 25-28
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.99148
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Evaluation report of health care services at the Syrian refugee camps in Turkey

Zaher Sahlool
Christ Advocate Medical Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abdul Ghani Sankri-Tarbichi
Christ Advocate Medical Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mazen Kherallah
Christ Advocate Medical Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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