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Intestinal parasitic infection with special reference to taeniid tapeworms in school children of Malakand region, Pakistan

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2024-0039 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 286 - 292
Submitted on: Aug 20, 2024
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Accepted on: Dec 20, 2024
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Published on: Dec 31, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2024 H. U. Rahman, N. Rafiq, W. Khan, P. De Los Ríos Escalante, M. A. Aldamigh, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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