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The purpose of this article is to provide the clinician with recommendations, based on current data, for therapy of intestinl helminths. Cost effective decisions are facilitated by the presentation of the comparative cost of treatment regimens.
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Krishnan, R., Steinhoff, M.C. Rational therapy for intestinal helminths. Indian J Pediatr 48, 421–425 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02822280
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