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Intestinal parasitic infection among rural schoolchildren in Taiz, Yemen: School-based assessment of the prevalence and associated risk factors Cover

Intestinal parasitic infection among rural schoolchildren in Taiz, Yemen: School-based assessment of the prevalence and associated risk factors

By: T. Alharazi  
Open Access
|Dec 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2022-0032 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 233 - 245
Submitted on: Dec 22, 2021
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Accepted on: Sep 1, 2022
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Published on: Dec 17, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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