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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 87, 1993 - Issue 6
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Intestinal parasitic infections of urban and rural children on Pemba Island: implications for control

M. AlbonicoProgramme of Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Division of Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, 1211Geneva 27, Switzerland
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I. De CarneriDepartment of Preventitive, Occupational and Community Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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L. Di MatteoDepartment of Preventitive, Occupational and Community Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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R. GhlgliettiDepartment of Preventitive, Occupational and Community Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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P. ToscanoDepartment of Preventitive, Occupational and Community Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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M. K. UlediMinistry of Health, P.O. Box 236, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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L. SavioliProgramme of Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Division of Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, 1211Geneva 27, Switzerland
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Pages 579-583 | Received 24 Jun 1993, Accepted 09 Sep 1993, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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