Use of Brugia Rapid dipstick and ICT test to map distribution of lymphatic filariasis in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-25

  Melrose, Wayne ^a   Rahmah, N ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33744471116     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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