Human distomatosis due to Fasciola hepatica infection in Assam, India

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-165

  Narain, Kanwar ^a   Biswas, D ^a   Rajguru, S K ^a   Mahanta, J ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

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Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PARASITOLOGY; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; RURAL HEALTH; VEGETABLES; WATER;

EID: 0031154214     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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