Schistosomiasis mansoni and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bushulo Village, Southern Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-50

  Terefe, Ashenafi ^a   Shimelis, Techalew ^b   Mengistu, Mulugeta ^b   Hailu, Asrat ^c   Erko, Berhanu ^d  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84856966335     PISSN: 10216790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ejhd.v25i1.69847     Document Type: Article

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