An unusual case of urethral hiriduniasis

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 319-323

  Ahmad, Rashidi ^a,c   Baharuddin, Kamarul Aryffin ^a   Zaidin, Hadif ^a   Mohidin, Mohd Amin ^a   Kheng, Cheah Phee ^a   Sidek, Norrohimah ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b Out Patient Department   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

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EID: 42349103423     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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