Onchocerciasis in Taraba State, Nigeria: Clinical-epidemiological study of at-risk males in Bakundi district

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 289, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-379

  Akogun, Oladele B ^a  

^a MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 0033167319     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(99)80077-2     Document Type: Article

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