Onchocerciasis control in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): challenges in a post‐war environment

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Tropical medicine & international health

• Publication date

  2015-01-01

• Fields of study

  Political Science, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/tmi.12397PMID 25302560
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