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Published online 15 June 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060612-10

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Doc-in-a-Box springs open

Turning the ubiquitous shipping container into a mobile clinic.

Architects and a public health expert have unveiled a new solution to some of the world's ills: Doc-in-a-Box. The mass-produced medical clinics, housed in empty shipping containers, could help bring vital healthcare to needy communities.

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