Outbreak of cutaneous anthrax in a tribal village: A clinico-epidemiological study

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 11-15

  Chakraborty, Partha Pratim ^a   Thakurta, Sudeshna Guha ^a   Satpathi, Partha Sarathi ^a   Hansda, Shukchand ^a   Sit, Sudipta ^a   Achar, Arun ^a   Banerjee, Dibyendu ^a  

^a Midnapore Medical College and Hospital   (India)

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