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42 - Leishmaniasis

from Section 7 - Protozoal infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

By
Ed E. Zijlstra  and
Ahmed M. Musa
Edited by
David Mabey ,
Geoffrey Gill ,
Eldryd Parry ,
Martin W. Weber  and
Christopher J. M. Whitty
David Mabey
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Geoffrey Gill
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
Eldryd Parry
Affiliation:
Tropical Health Education Trust
Martin W. Weber
Affiliation:
World Health Organization, Jakarta
Christopher J. M. Whitty
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Principles of Medicine in Africa , pp. 400 - 414
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2013

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