Controlling infectious diseases

Population Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 3-9

  Kent, Mary Mederios ^a   Yin, Sandra ^a  

^a PRB   (United States)

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EID: 33746274715     PISSN: 0032468X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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