Paragonimiasis Cases Recently Found among Immigrants in Japan
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Clinical features and parasite-specific IgM/IgG antibodies of paragonimiasis patients recently found in Japan.
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.43.388