Malaria in the australian refugee population

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 639-642

  Benson, Jill ^a   Davis, Joshua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; MALARIA; MASS SCREENING; REFUGEE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; MALARIA; MASS SCREENING; REFUGEES;

EID: 35248816582     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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