EPI-aktuellt, vol 9, nr 27 (8 juli 2010)

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Årets ESCAIDE konferens äger rum i Lissabon

Nu går det att anmäla sig till årets European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) som äger rum i Lissabon, Portugal, den 11-13 november. Det är fjärde året som konferensen genomförs. Sista datum att skicka in abstract till årets konferens är 12 juli. Läs mer om och anmäl dig till ESCAIDE här.

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