Phylogenetic relationship of Plasmodium falciparum populations in the Philippines

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 200-204

  Iwagami, Moritoshi ^a   Hatabu, Toshimitsu ^b   Kawazu, Shin ichiro ^a,c   Escueta, Aleyla S ^d   Villacorte, Elena A ^d   Tongol Rivera, Pilarita ^d   Kano, Shigeyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

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EID: 42349108813     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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