Integrated Control and Management of Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases
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Oriol Mitjà*, Michael Marks, Laia Bertran, Karsor Kollie, Daniel Argaw, Ahmed H. Fahal, Christopher Fitzpatrick, L. Claire Fuller, Bernardo Garcia Izquierdo, Roderick Hay, Norihisa Ishii, Christian Johnson, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Anthony Meka, Michele Murdoch, Sally-Ann Ohene, Pam Small, Andrew Steer, Earnest N. Tabah, Alexandre Tiendrebeogo, Lance Waller, Rie Yotsu, Stephen L. Walker, Kingsley Asiedu
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