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Editorial
. 2009 Nov;136(13):1677-81.
doi: 10.1017/S0031182009991181. Epub 2009 Sep 21.

Schistosomiasis control in Africa: 8 years after World Health Assembly Resolution 54.19

L Savioli, A F Gabrielli, A Montresor, L Chitsulo, D Engels
Editorial

Schistosomiasis control in Africa: 8 years after World Health Assembly Resolution 54.19

L Savioli et al. Parasitology. 2009 Nov.
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