History of U.S. military contributions to the study of parasitic diseases.

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Military Medicine

• Publication date

  2005-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, History

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  DOI 10.7205/MILMED.170.4S.17PMID 15916280
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