Legacy of death the history of arthropod-borne human diseases in South Carolina

American Entomologist

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 216-228

  Adler, Peter H ^a   Wills, William ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 3042516903     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/49.4.216     Document Type: Article

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