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. 2003 Dec;19(12):547-51.

doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2003.10.002.

Soil-transmitted helminth infections: updating the global picture

Nilanthi R de Silva¹, Simon Brooker, Peter J Hotez, Antonio Montresor, Dirk Engels, Lorenzo Savioli

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PMID: 14642761
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2003.10.002

Review

Soil-transmitted helminth infections: updating the global picture

Nilanthi R de Silva et al. Trends Parasitol. 2003 Dec.

. 2003 Dec;19(12):547-51.

doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2003.10.002.

Authors

Nilanthi R de Silva¹, Simon Brooker, Peter J Hotez, Antonio Montresor, Dirk Engels, Lorenzo Savioli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6, Ragama, Sri Lanka. nrdes@sltnet.lk

PMID: 14642761
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2003.10.002

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