Magnitude of the Disease Burden from Neurocysticercosis in a Developing Country
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- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 29 (5) , 1203-1209
- https://doi.org/10.1086/313470
Abstract
Cysticercosis contributes to higher epilepsy rates in developing countries than in industrialized ones, yet no estimate exists for the associated burdKeywords
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