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Comment
. 2012 May;86(5):908.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-021a.

Amebiasis deaths in the United States

Chien-Ching Hung, Sui-Yuan Chang, Dar-Der Ji
Comment

Amebiasis deaths in the United States

Chien-Ching Hung et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 May.
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