Published in P N G Med J on November 10, 2010
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Chlamydia trachomatis infection and distribution of serovars in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. P N G Med J (2009) 0.76
A rare complex DNA rearrangement in the murine Steel gene results in exon duplication and a lethal phenotype. Blood (2003) 0.76
Re: DTP vaccination and child survival in observational studies with incomplete vaccination data. Trop Med Int Health (2007) 0.75
Reminiscences and reflections on kuru, personal and scientific. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2008) 0.75
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A memorial tribute to Helena Vrbova. P N G Med J (2010) 0.75
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Some general factors to be considered when implementing a program to control pneumonia. P N G Med J (2012) 0.75
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