Comparative study of the prevalence of intestinal parasites in low socioeconomic areas from South Chennai, India

Journal of Parasitology Research

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Dhanabal, Jeevitha ^a   Selvadoss, Pradeep Pushparaj ^a   Muthuswamy, Kanchana ^a  

^a SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84893846442     PISSN: 20900023     EISSN: 20900031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/630968     Document Type: Article

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