Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 147-149 , June 2008

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Traveler Returning From Sri Lanka

Received 12 September 2007 ,Revised 1 November 2007 ,Accepted 28 November 2007.

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PII: S1016-3190(08)60027-0

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60027-0

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 147-149 , June 2008

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