Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis: Successes and Continuing Challenges

Overview

Journal PLoS Negl Trop Dis

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Tropical Medicine

Date 2017 Apr 21

PMID 28426657

Citations 30

Authors

Christine M Budke

Adriano Casulli

Peter Kern

Dominique A Vuitton

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