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Comment
. 2007 Mar 10;334(7592):489.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39143.024838.1F.

Stop ambiguous messages on malaria diagnosis

Valérie D'Acremont, Christian Lengeler, Blaise Genton
Comment

Stop ambiguous messages on malaria diagnosis

Valérie D'Acremont et al. BMJ. .
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