Neglected Tropical Diseases as Hidden Causes of Cardiovascular Disease
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Neglected Tropical Diseases as Hidden Causes of Cardiovascular Disease
1 George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, 2 Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 3 Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development, Department of Pediatrics (Section of Pediatric Tropical Medicine) and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Nationa...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001499