Water Disinfection for International Travelers

Travel Medicine: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 47-58

  Backer, Howard ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84861203026     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-03453-1.10006-9     Document Type: Chapter

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