DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)06322-3. Leprosy

Leprosy

10.1016/s0140-6736(98)06322-3

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Jacobson, R. R., & Krahenbuhl, J. L. (1999). Leprosy. The Lancet, 353(9153), 655â660.

Authors 2

Robert R Jacobson (first)
James L Krahenbuhl (additional)

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@article{Jacobson_1999, title={Leprosy}, volume={353}, ISSN={0140-6736}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(98)06322-3}, DOI={10.1016/s0140-6736(98)06322-3}, number={9153}, journal={The Lancet}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Jacobson, Robert R and Krahenbuhl, James L}, year={1999}, month=feb, pages={655–660} }

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