Contact irritant dermatitis from insect secretions: report of 74 cases in a military unit in Eritrea
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(2009). Contact irritant dermatitis from insect secretions: report of 74 cases in a military unit in Eritrea. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 15 (3), 757-760, 2009 http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/117696
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EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 15 (3), 757-760, 2009Description
757-760ISSN
1020-3397Other Identifiers
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