Commentary: “Rabies in Iranian Traditional Medicine” & Reply to Commentary on “Rabies in Iran: Past, Present and Future”

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  • Alireza Gholami WHO collaborating center for reference and research on rabies, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
  • Hossein Hooshyar Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
  • Mohammad Ali Mohaghegh Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical science, Isfahan, Iran
  • Mohsen Ghomashlooyan Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical science, Isfahan, Iran
  • Seyed Hossein Hejazi Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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volume 2  issue 2

pages  66- 67

publication date 2014-04

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