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Shedding light on neurocysticercosis misinformation in the media

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2024-0024 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 208 - 213
Submitted on: Apr 26, 2024
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Accepted on: Jul 22, 2024
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Published on: Dec 12, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2024 P. M. Alarcón-Elbal, A. Cazzaniga, A. E. Ahuir-Baraja, M. Garijo Toledo, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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