House-level risk factors for triatomine infestation in Colombia
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House-level risk factors for triatomine infestation in Colombia.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0300-5771,1464-3685
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym065