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Daily Archives: April 13, 2010

This week in PLoS Medicine: Improving data collection and estimation methods for mortality

By Darcy Gill
Posted: April 13, 2010
Category: General, PLoS Medicine Week by Week | Tagged death registration, mortality, under-five | Leave a comment
    • PLOSMedicinePLOSMedicine: RT @DFID_Research: Integrating Global and National Knowledge to Select Medicines for Children: The Ghana National Drugs Programme http://t.…
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    • PLoSNTDsPLoSNTDs: Stinky socks attract P. falciparum-infected An. gambiae? So states new report in @PLOSONE via @latimesscience http://t.co/pWXLV6lusz

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