Hookworm: “The Great Infection of Mankind”
Open Access
- 29 March 2005
- journal article
- neglected diseases
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 2 (3) , e67
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020067
Abstract
Over the last five years, there has been increasing recognition of the global health importance of hookworm. New international efforts to control the morbidity of hookworm are in progress.Keywords
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