Epidemiology of dermatophytes among primary school children in Calabar, Nigeria
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v11i1.851 | Journal eISSN: 2167-2415
Language: English
Page range: 84 - 90
Submitted on: Aug 31, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 7, 2023
Published on: Feb 25, 2024
Published by: Global Health Institute at William Carey International University
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