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Hookworm infestation in south India—are we moving away from microscope?

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    Umesh Jalihal, B. Avinash & B. S. Satyaprakash

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Jalihal, U., Avinash, B. & Satyaprakash, B.S. Hookworm infestation in south India—are we moving away from microscope?. Indian J Gastroenterol 32, 62–63 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-012-0186-0

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