Babesiosis

Tropical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1063-1071

  Telford, Sam R ^a   Maguire, James H ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84882551261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-06668-9.50096-X     Document Type: Chapter

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