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Consequences of continuous mebendazole therapy in alveolar hydatid disease—with a summary of a ten-year clinical trial

R. L. RauschDivision of Animal Medicine, SB-42, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, U.S.A.
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J. F. WilsonDepartments of Surgery and Medicine, Alaska Native Medical Center, P.O. Box 7–741, Anchorage, Alaska99510, U.S.A., (WHO Regional Centre for Echinococcosis Coordinated Studies)
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B.J. McmahonDepartments of Surgery and Medicine, Alaska Native Medical Center, P.O. Box 7–741, Anchorage, Alaska99510, U.S.A., (WHO Regional Centre for Echinococcosis Coordinated Studies)
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M. A. O'GormanDepartments of Surgery and Medicine, Alaska Native Medical Center, P.O. Box 7–741, Anchorage, Alaska99510, U.S.A., (WHO Regional Centre for Echinococcosis Coordinated Studies)
Pages 403-419 | Received 15 Apr 1985, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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