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Editorial
. 2007 Dec 26;1(3):e149.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000149.

Neglected diseases and poverty in "The Other America": the greatest health disparity in the United States?

Peter J Hotez
Editorial

Neglected diseases and poverty in "The Other America": the greatest health disparity in the United States?

Peter J Hotez. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

PJH is Chairman of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease Control and President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute. He is an inventor on two international patents on hookworm vaccines.

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