Identification of Anopheles minimus complex and related species in Vietnam

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 827-836

  Cuong, Do Manh ^a   Van Hong, Nguyen Thi ^a   Tao, Le Quang ^a   Chau, Tran Lien ^a   Anh, Le Ngoc ^a   Thanh, Nguyen Xuan ^a   Cooper, R D ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^b AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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EID: 52649173722     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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