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26 - Leptospirosis

from Section 5 - Bacterial infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

By
Robin Bailey
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. 332 - 333
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2013

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