The saga of brucellosis: Controversy over credit for linking Malta fever with goats' milk

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Volumn 348, Issue 9030, 1996, Pages 804-808

  Vassallo, D J ^a  

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Indexed keywords

BRUCELLOSIS; GOAT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030596901     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)05470-0     Document Type: Note

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