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Editorial
. 2011 Jun;5(6):e1134.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001134. Epub 2011 Jun 28.

Unleashing "civilian power": a new American diplomacy through neglected tropical disease control, elimination, research, and development

Peter J Hotez
Editorial

Unleashing "civilian power": a new American diplomacy through neglected tropical disease control, elimination, research, and development

Peter J Hotez. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, is Co-Editor-in-Chief of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. He is Texas Children's Hospital Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics, President, Sabin Vaccine Institute - Texas Children's Hospital Baylor College of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development, and Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine.

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