Yaws essentials: What health professionals should know about yaws

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Submitted: July 19, 2017
Published: Jul 27, 2017
DOI: 10.29328/journal.hor.1001007
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Gangosa, Gondou, Treponema pallidum, Pian, Yaws

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Pirabu Diego-Abelardo Alvarez-Hernandez
Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte, Mexico State, Mexico
Alexia S Rivera
Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte, Mexico State, Mexico

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Alvarez-Hernandez, P. D.-A., & Rivera, A. S. (2017). Yaws essentials: What health professionals should know about yaws. Heighpubs Otolaryngology and Rhinology, 1(1), 037–040. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.hor.1001007
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