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Review
. 2019 Mar 7;13(3):e0006940.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006940. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Resolving "worm wars": An extended comparison review of findings from key economics and epidemiological studies

Muhammad Farhan Majid  1 , Su Jin Kang  1 , Peter J Hotez  1   2   3
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Resolving "worm wars": An extended comparison review of findings from key economics and epidemiological studies

Muhammad Farhan Majid et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: PJH is principal investigator on vaccines against hookworm and schistosomiasis which are in clinical trials.

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