Capillaria philippinensis - A human intestinal nematode newly introduced to Upper Egypt

Helminthologia

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-27

  Khalifa, R M ^a   Sakla, A A ^a   Hassan, A A ^a  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Capillaria philippinensis; Egypt; Human intestinal nematode

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034409480     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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