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Editorial
. 2013 Jan;88(1):3-4.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2013.12-0715.

Taking a bite out of malaria: controlled human malaria infection by needle and syringe

Judith E Epstein
Editorial

Taking a bite out of malaria: controlled human malaria infection by needle and syringe

Judith E Epstein. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jan.
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