Epidemiological study of kala-azar by direct agglutination test in two rural communities of eastern Nepal
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine and International Health
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1360-2276,1365-3156
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01212.x