Antiparasitic drugs in neurocysticercosis: albendazole or praziquantel?
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عنوان ژورنال: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1478-7210,1744-8336
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.6.3.295