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. 2008;2(10):e285.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000285. Epub 2008 Oct 29.

Leishmaniases' burden of disease: ways forward for getting from speculation to reality

Richard Reithinger  1
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Leishmaniases' burden of disease: ways forward for getting from speculation to reality

Richard Reithinger. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008.
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