The epidemiology of malaria in Papua New Guinea.

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Published in Trends Parasitol on June 01, 2003

Authors

Ivo Müller1, Moses Bockarie, Michael Alpers, Tom Smith

Author Affiliations

1: Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Maprik, EHP 441, Papua New Guinea.

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