Malaria and helminth co-infections in outpatients of Alaba Kulito Health Center, southern Ethiopia: A cross sectional study

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Degarege, Abraham ^a   Animut, Abebe ^b   Legesse, Mengistu ^b   Erko, Berhanu ^b  

^a BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALABA; EQUUS ASINUS; PLASMODIUM PARASITES; VERMES;

EID: 77954654092     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-143     Document Type: Article

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