School-based Health Education Targeting Intestinal Worms-further Support for Integrated Control

Overview

Journal PLoS Negl Trop Dis

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Tropical Medicine

Date 2014 Mar 15

PMID 24626109

Citations 8

Authors

Franziska A Bieri

Yue-Sheng Li

Li-Ping Yuan

Yong-Kang He

Darren J Gray

Gail M Williams

Donald P McManus

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