Detection of helminth infections in dogs and soil contamination in rural and urban areas

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-212

  Noor Azian, M Y ^a,d   Sakhone, L ^b   Hakim, S Lokman ^c   Yusri, M Y ^a   Nurulsyamzawaty, Y ^a   Zuhaizam, A H ^a   Rodi, I Mohd ^a   Maslawaty, M N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Environmental Health Research Center   (Malaysia)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

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EID: 42349115374     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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