The epidemiology of Dirofilaria immitis infection in outpatient dogs at chiang mai university small animal hospital, Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-38

  Boonyapakorn, Chaovalit ^a   Srikitjakarn, Lertrak ^a   Morakote, Nimit ^b   Hoerchner, Franz ^c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 39649103217     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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