Frequency of Toxocara Antibodies in Patients Clinically Suspected to Ocular Toxocariasis, Northeast of Iran
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Prevalence of Toxocara antibodies among patients clinically suspected to have ocular toxocariasis: A retrospective descriptive study in Sri Lanka
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1735-7020
DOI: 10.18502/ijpa.v16i2.6312