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Chapter 22 - Diarrheal Diseases

from Section III - Illness and Injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2018

By
Ciara O’Reilly ,
Kathryn Alberti ,
David Olson  and
Eric Mintz
Edited by
David Townes
David Townes
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Seattle
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Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
Principles and Practice for Public Health and Healthcare Practitioners
 , pp. 310 - 335
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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