Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among migrant workers from different Asian countries working in Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-13

  Chan, B T E ^a   Amal, R Nimir ^a   Noor Hayati, M I ^a   Kino, H ^b   Anisah, N ^a   Norhayati, M ^a   Sulaiman, O ^a   Mohammed Abdullah, M ^a   Fatmah, M S ^a   Roslida, A R ^a   Ismail, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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EID: 39649096090     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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