Parasitic epidemiological studies of Cyclospora cayetanensis in Nepal

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 12-19

  Sherchand, Jeevan Bahadur ^a   Cross, John H ^b  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 33646713807     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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