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Review

. 1993 Aug 26;329(9):639-44.

doi: 10.1056/NEJM199308263290909.

American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease)--a tropical disease now in the United States

L V Kirchhoff¹

Affiliations

PMID: 8341339
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199308263290909

Review

American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease)--a tropical disease now in the United States

L V Kirchhoff. N Engl J Med. 1993.

. 1993 Aug 26;329(9):639-44.

doi: 10.1056/NEJM199308263290909.

Author

L V Kirchhoff¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.

PMID: 8341339
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199308263290909

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