Quagmire of epidemic disease outbreaks reporting in Nigeria
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Quagmire of epidemic disease outbreaks reporting in Nigeria
Immunisation, Vaccines and Emergencies Unit, World Health Organisation, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State Field Office, Nigeria Department of Microbiology, Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria Internship, World Health Organisation, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State Field Office, Nigeria Immunisation, Vaccines and Emergencies Unit, World Health Organisation, Lafia, Nasarawa State Field Office,...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Global Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2059-7908
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000659