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A classificação internacional de funcionalidade, incapacidade e saúde. um modelo multidimensional e multideterminado da funcionalidade em idosos assistidos na rede nacional de cuidados continuados integrados da região
Ana Paula De Almeida,Fontes +1 more
- 01 Jan 2014
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