Praziquantel Resistance in the Zoonotic Cestode Dipylidium caninum
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0533