Human infection of centrocestus caninus in Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 831-835

  Waikagul, Jitra ^a   Wongsaroj, Thitima ^b   Radomyos, Prayong ^a   Meesomboon, Vara ^b   Praewanich, Rangsan ^c   Jongsuksuntikul, Praphasri ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FECES; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; THAILAND; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECES; HETEROPHYIDAE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; PRAZIQUANTEL; THAILAND; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031301496     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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