A child with an acanthocephalan infection

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-324

  Sahar, Makki M ^a   Madani, Tariq A ^b   Al Mohsen, Ibrahim Z ^c   Almodovar, Edna L ^c  

^a Riyadh Medical Complex   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEBENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MONILIFORMIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 33750598494     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2006.321     Document Type: Article

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