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The Appropriate Indicator Should be Used to Assess Treatment Failure in STH Infections

Antonio Montresor
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Dirk Engels
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Lester Chitsulo
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Albis Gabrielli
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Marco Albonico
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Lorenzo Savioli
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Patrick Lammie
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0317a
Volume/Issue:
Volume 85: Issue 3
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579–580
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Copyright:
©The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2011
Published Online:
01 Sep 2011
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
Online ISSN:
1476-1645
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