Meeting cholera's challenge to Haiti and the world: a joint statement on cholera prevention and care.
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SUBMITTER: Farmer P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3104956 | biostudies-literature | 2011
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Meeting cholera's challenge to Haiti and the world: a joint statement on cholera prevention and care.
Farmer Paul P Almazor Charles Patrick CP Bahnsen Emily T ET Barry Donna D Bazile Junior J Bloom Barry R BR Bose Niranjan N Brewer Thomas T Calderwood Stephen B SB Clemens John D JD Cravioto Alejandro A Eustache Eddy E Jérôme Gregory G Gupta Neha N Harris Jason B JB Hiatt Howard H HH Holstein Cassia C Hotez Peter J PJ Ivers Louise C LC Kerry Vanessa B VB Koenig Serena P SP Larocque Regina C RC Léandre Fernet F Lambert Wesler W Lyon Evan E Mekalanos John J JJ Mukherjee Joia S JS Oswald Cate C Pape Jean-William JW Gretchko Prosper Anany A Rabinovich Regina R Raymonville Maxi M Réjouit Jean-Renold JR Ronan Laurence J LJ Rosenberg Mark L ML Ryan Edward T ET Sachs Jeffrey D JD Sack David A DA Surena Claude C Suri Arjun A AA Ternier Ralph R Waldor Matthew K MK Walton David D Weigel Jonathan L JL
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