Basic research at the epicenter of an epidemic
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Basic research at the epicenter of an epidemic
William R Bishai, director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH), argues that the best place to carry out research into a disease is in its midst.
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عنوان ژورنال: eLife
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2050-084X
DOI: 10.7554/elife.00639