Epidemiology and aetiology of maternal parasitic infections in low- and middleincome countries

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-200

  Roberts, Tom K ^a   Gravett, Courtney A ^b   Velu, Prasad Palani ^a   Theodoratou, Evropi ^a   Wagner, Thor A ^c   Zhang, Jian Shayne F ^a   Campbell, Harry ^a   Rubens, Craig E ^b,c   Gravett, Michael G ^b,c   Rudan, Igor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84878177564     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
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