Mainstreaming of Health Equity in Infectious Disease Control Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic Era |
Choi, Hongjo
(People's Health Institute)
Kim, Seong-Yi (People's Health Institute) Kim, Jung-Woo (People's Health Institute) Park, Yukyung (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital) Kim, Myoung-Hee (People's Health Institute) |
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