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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 94, 2000 - Issue 1
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Malariometric update for the rainforest and savanna of Ashanti region, Ghana

E. N. L. BrowneSchool of Medical Sciences, Department of Community Health, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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E. FrimpongKumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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J. SievertsenBernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, D-20359Hamburg, Germany
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J. HagenBernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, D-20359Hamburg, Germany
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C. HamelmannKumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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K. DietzsInstitut für Medizinische Biometrie, Westbahnhofstrasse 55, D-72070Tübingen, Germany
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R. D. HorstmannBernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, D-20359Hamburg, Germany
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G. D. BurchardBernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, D-20359Hamburg, Germany
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Pages 15-22 | Received 23 Sep 1999, Accepted 12 Oct 1999, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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