A Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases: Is the G8 Hokkaido Toyako 2008 Summit Ready?
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1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, The George Washington University and Sabin Vaccine Institute, Washington, D.C., United States of America, 2 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 3 Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 4 Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 5 Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
دوره 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008