DIARRHEAL EPIDEMICS IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH, DURING THREE CONSECUTIVE FLOODS: 1988, 1998, AND 2004
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Diarrheal epidemics in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during three consecutive floods: 1988, 1998, and 2004.
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.1067