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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 99, 2005 - Issue 6
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Enterobiasis and its relationship with anal itching and enuresis among school-age children in Calabar, Nigeria

I. B. Otu-BasseyDepartment of Medical Microbiology and ParasitologyFaculty of Laboratory and Allied Health Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria
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G. C. EjezieDepartment of Medical Microbiology and ParasitologyFaculty of Laboratory and Allied Health Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria
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J. EpokeDepartment of Medical Microbiology and ParasitologyFaculty of Laboratory and Allied Health Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria
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M. F. UsehDepartment of Medical Microbiology and ParasitologyFaculty of Laboratory and Allied Health Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria
Pages 611-616 | Published online: 29 Nov 2013

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