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Snakebites in Two Rural Districts in Lao PDR: Community-Based Surveys Disclose High Incidence of an Invisible Public Health Problem
BACKGROUND: The Lao PDR (Laos) is one of the least developed countries in Asia with an estimated 25% of the population living in poverty. It is the habitat of some highly venomous snakes and the majority of the population earns their living from agricultural activities. Under these circumstances the...
Autores principales: | Vongphoumy, Inthanomchanh, Phongmany, Panom, Sydala, Sengdao, Prasith, Nouda, Reintjes, Ralf, Blessmann, Joerg |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4482615/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26115035 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003887 |
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