An Integrated Approach to Control Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis, Intestinal Protozoa Infection, and Diarrhea: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial
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Prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis
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عنوان ژورنال: JMIR Research Protocols
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1929-0748
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.9166