Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 98, Issue 1 , Pages 3-11 , January 2004

Mycetoma: a thorn in the flesh

  • A.H Fahal

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Received 15 May 2003 ,Accepted 4 June 2003.

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☆ Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Meeting at Manson House, London, 15 May 2003.

PII: S0035-9203(03)00009-9

doi: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)00009-9

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 98, Issue 1 , Pages 3-11 , January 2004

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