Epidemiological aspects and risk factors of toxocariasis in a pediatric population in Sri Lanka

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 983-990

  Fernando, S D ^a,b   Wickramasinghe, V P ^a   Kapilananda, G M G ^a   Devasurendra, R L ^a   Amarasooriya, J D M S ^a   Dayaratne, H G A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 37849040504     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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