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Echinococcosis in children and adolescents in Bulgaria: a comparative study

T. TodorovDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Epidemiology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, P.O. Box 54, 1431Sofia, Bulgaria
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V. BoevaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Epidemiology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, P.O. Box 54, 1431Sofia, Bulgaria
Pages 135-144 | Received 21 Oct 1999, Accepted 07 Jan 2000, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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