Infection with Animal Helminths As a Factor in Causing Poliomyelitis and Epilepsy

Overview

Journal Br Med J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1966 Jun 25

PMID 5949491

Citations 16

Authors

A W Woodruff

B BISSERU

J C Bowe

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