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To Cite this Article: Salleh, F., Mustafa, N., Daud, W. N. W., Yazid, A. S., Ghazali, P. L., Burhan, N. A. S., & Hosnih, M. N. (2018). Micro Health Takaful Framework for Poor Communities in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(11), 1294–1302.
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