LEXICON
No.8 September 27, 2010

Nichibyokyo
日本病院団体協議会

Nichibyokyo is a federation of 11 hospital associations: National University Hospital Council of Japan (国立大学付属病院長会議), National Hospital Organization (国立病院機構), Japan Hospital Federation (全国公私病院連盟), Japan Municipal Hospital Association (全国自治体病院協議会), All Japan Hospital Association (全日本病院協会), Association of Japanese Healthcare Corporations (日本医療法人協会), Japanese...

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