Larval toxocarosis in childhood

Helminthologia

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 187-193

  Kincekova J ^a   Sucha E ^b   Dubinsky P ^a   Szabadosova V ^b  

^a PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^b Children Hospital   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Epidemiology; Laboratory diagnosis; Larval toxocarosis; Specific IgG antibodies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345988111     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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