Instruction in behavior modification can significantly alter soil-transmitted helminth (STH) re-infection following therapeutic de-worming

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-57

  Albright, Julia W ^a,b   Basaric Keys, Jasna ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b International Relief and Development Inc   (United States)

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EID: 33744469332     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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