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Title: Developing and evaluating transit-based healthcare accessibility in a low- and middle-income country: A case study in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Award ID(s):
1841403
NSF-PAR ID:
10396291
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Habitat International
Volume:
131
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0197-3975
Page Range / eLocation ID:
102729
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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