Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis among veterinary students

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 843-845

  Gait, R ^a   Soutar, R H ^b   Hanson, M ^c   Fraser, C ^a   Chalmers, R ^d  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 48249095998     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.26.843     Document Type: Article

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