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Towards a unified conceptual model representation: a case study in health care. / Onggo, B S S.
In: Journal of Simulation, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2009, p. 40-49.

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Onggo BSS. Towards a unified conceptual model representation: a case study in health care. Journal of Simulation. 2009;3(1):40-49. doi: 10.1057/jos.2008.14

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Onggo, B S S. / Towards a unified conceptual model representation: a case study in health care. In: Journal of Simulation. 2009 ; Vol. 3, No. 1. pp. 40-49.

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