Intestinal protozoal infestation profile in persistent diarrhea in children below age 5 years in western Nepal

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-19

  Mukhopadhyay, Chiranjay ^a,b   Wilson, G ^a   Pradhan, D ^a   Shivananda, P G ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

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EID: 33947579095     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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