International Nomenclature of Diseases

Publication details: Geneva:WHO; 1987Edition: Vol. 11 Infectious Diseases, Part 4 Parasitic DiseasesDescription: xiii-xix, 3-177pgsISBN:

92 9036 032 1

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001.4:616 W56

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