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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The plague: not just an historical curiosity

Teresa M. Wozniak A , Stephen J. Corbett B and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert C
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A NSW Public Health Officer Training Program, NSW Department of Health

B Centre for Population Health, Sydney West Area Health Service

C Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology,Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney

NSW Public Health Bulletin 21(10) 248-248 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB10034
Published: 18 November 2010


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