Giardiasis: A histologic analysis of 567 cases

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-51

  Oberhuber, G ^a   Kastner, N ^b   Stolte, M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Giardia lamblia; Histology; Ileum; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 0031022181     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529709025062     Document Type: Article

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