Integrated prevalence mapping of schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and malaria in lakeside and island communities in Lake Victoria, Uganda
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasites & Vectors
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1756-3305
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-232