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Anthrax: The Investigation Of A Deadly Outbreak

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Book Title: Anthrax: The Investigation Of A Deadly Outbreak

Item Length: 9in

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Author: Jeanne Guillemin

Publication Name: Anthrax : the Investigation of a Deadly Outbreak

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Year: 1999

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 17.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 339 Pages

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