Variations in helminth faecal egg counts in Kato–Katz thick smears and their implications in assessing infection status with Schistosoma mansoni
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Acta Tropica
- Vol. 92 (3) , 205-212
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.06.011
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