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Sjúkrahúsverk Føroya -
The Faroese Hospital System
- Deildin fyri Arbeiðs- og Almannaheilsu
- Dept. of Occupational and Public Health,
The Faroese Hospital System,
PO-Box 14, FO-110 Tórshavn;
Phone: +298 31 66 96; Fax: +298 31 97 08;
Email: pal@health.fo
Landssjúkrahúsið -
The National Hospital,
The Faroese Hospital System,
FO-100 Tórshavn,
Phone: +298 31 35 40; Fax: +298 31 42 53;
EmaiT.ts@ahs.fo;
Web page: http://www.ahs.fo/AHS-okid/
Landssjúkrahúsið/Default.htm/
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