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Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults

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Mentally Challenged Children in Africa: Victims of Sexual Abuse

Jabulani G. Kheswa Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy (2014) CC
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Two Decades of HIV/AIDS in Tajikistan: Reversing the Tide or the Coming of Age Paradigm?

A. Latypov Central Asia-Caucasus Institute; Silk Road Studies Program; Research Gate (2008) C2
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Community management of opioid overdose

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Laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer

Portaels, F- World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO
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