Proceedings of the VI Leprosy Symposium on Leprosy Research

Santa Margherita Ligure-Genoa, Italy, October 3 through 7, 1990

by Leprosy Symposium on "Leprosy Research" (6th 1990 Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy and Genoa, Italy)

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Published 1992 by Associazione Italiana "Amici di Raoul Follereau", Organizzazione per la cooperazione sanitaria internazionale, O.C.S.I. in Bologna .
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Subjects:

• Leprosy -- Congresses.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Other titles	Proceedings of the sixth Leprosy Symposium on "Leprosy Research."
Statement	organized by Associazione Italiana "Amici di Raoul Follereau".
Series	Quaderni di cooperazione sanitaria =, Health cooperation papers =, Cahiers de cooperation medicale ;, 12, Health cooperation papers ;, 12.
Contributions	Associazione italiana "Amici di R. Follereau."
Classifications
LC Classifications	RC154.A2 L47 1990
The Physical Object
Pagination	296 p. :
Number of Pages	296
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL1313997M
LC Control Number	92185888

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