Estimating the Global Burden of Snakebite Can Help To Improve Management

Jean-Philippe Chippaux

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050221

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Estimating the Global Burden of Snakebite Can Help To Improve Management

Jean-Philippe Chippaux

Estimating the Global Burden of Snakebite Can Help To Improve Management

Jean-Philippe Chippaux

Published: November 4, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050221

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Jean-Philippe Chippaux

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