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Phase change material for thermotherapy of Buruli ulcer: modelling as an aid to implementation

S. Braxmeier Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern), Am Hubland, 97074, Wuerzburg, Germany
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M. Hellmann Kassel, Germany
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A. Beck University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart, Germany
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A. Umboock ALES, Bureau Régional pour l'Afrique, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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G. Pluschke Department of Medical Parasitology / Infection Biology, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
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T. Junghanss Section Clinical Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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H. Weinlaeder Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern), Am Hubland, 97074, Wuerzburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 559-566 | Published online: 15 Sep 2009

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