Human dipylidiasis: A case report of dipylidium caninum infection in teaching hospital at Karimnagar

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Ramana, K V ^a   Rao, Sanjeev D ^a   Rao, Ratna ^b   Mohanty, S K ^c   Wilson, C G ^d  

^a Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

^b Apollo Health City ^*  (India)

^c KIMS   (India)

^d Kamineni Institute of Medical sciences ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Dipylidium caninum; Distribution; Pediatric age

Indexed keywords

EID: 80655143626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09725997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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