Malaria Was "the Killer" of Francesco I de' Medici (1531-1587)

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 568-569

  Fornaciari, Gino ^a   Giuffra, Valentina ^a   Ferroglio, Ezio ^b   Bianucci, Raffaella ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUSCLE TISSUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77953211251     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.12.020     Document Type: Note

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