Foodborne eosinophilia due to visceral larva migrans: A disease abandoned

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-2

  Lim, Jae Hoon ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PREVALENCE; TOXOCARA CANIS; VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; LARVA MIGRANS, VISCERAL; PREVALENCE; TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 84857136980     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.1.1     Document Type: Editorial

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