Health beliefs and practices among Slovenian Roma and their response to febrile illnesses: a qualitative study
By: Danica Pavlič, Erika Zelko, Janko Kersnik and Verica Lolić
Open Access
|Jul 2011
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Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 169 - 174
Published on: Jul 11, 2011
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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