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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 94, 2000 - Issue 8
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Guatemala: people's knowledge, concepts and practices

B. A. AranaMedical Entomology Research and Training Unit, Guatemala City, Guatemala, and Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Apartado Postal No. 082, Guatemala City, GuatemalaCorrespondence[email protected]
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N. R. RizzoMedical Entomology Research and Training Unit, Guatemala City, Guatemala, and Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Apartado Postal No. 082, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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T. R. NavinDivision of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA30341, U.S.A.
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R. E. KleinMedical Entomology Research and Training Unit, Guatemala City, Guatemala, and Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA30341, U.S.A.
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A. KroegerLatin American Centre for Health Studies, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, LiverpoolL3 5QA, U.K.
Pages 779-786 | Received 12 Jul 2000, Accepted 08 Aug 2000, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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