Periodic deworming practice in Sri Lanka: Is it based on evidence, misconceptions or commercialism?
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2386-110X,1391-5452
DOI: 10.4038/sljch.v46i4.8375