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Editorial
. 2008 Jan;86(1):4.
doi: 10.2471/blt.07.049510.

Breaking a law: tuberculosis disobeys Styblo's rule

Christopher Dye
Editorial

Breaking a law: tuberculosis disobeys Styblo's rule

Christopher Dye. Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Jan.
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