Field investigation of Bithynia funiculata, intermediate host of Opisthorchis viverrini in northern Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 662-672

  Ngern Klun, Radchadawan ^a   Sukontason, Kabkaew L ^a   Tesana, Smarn ^b   Sripakdee, Duanghatai ^a   Irvine, Kim N ^c   Sukontason, Kom ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 33750208994     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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