An Innovative Database for Epidemiological Field Studies of Neglected Tropical Diseases
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چکیده
1 Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 The School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 Hunan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Control on Schistosomiasis in Lake Region, Yueyang, People’s Republic of China, 4 Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China, 5 Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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عنوان ژورنال:
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
دوره 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009