Cutaneous leishmaniasis a neglected tropical disease: community knowledge, attitude and practices in an endemic area, Northwest Ethiopia
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4506-1