Measuring the Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Global Burden of Disease Framework
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Measuring the Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Global Burden of Disease Framework
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000114