Travel Health and Medical Kits

Travel Medicine: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 69-74

  Weiss, Eric A ^a   Franco Paredes, Carlos ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84884053026     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-03453-1.10008-2     Document Type: Chapter

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