Trichuris and Trichuriasis in Humans

Advances in Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue C, 1989, Pages 107-173

  Bundy, D A P ^a   Cooper, E S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0024395864     PISSN: 0065308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-308X(08)60332-2     Document Type: Article

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