Hookworm infection: does it cause overt intestinal bleeding?

Varghese Thomas; Kareem Harish; Jose Tony

doi:10.1016/j.gie.2005.11.013

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Hookworm infection: does it cause overt intestinal bleeding?

Varghese Thomas·Kareem Harish·Jose Tony

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Ancylostomatoidea Animals Diagnosis, Differential Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hookworm Infections Humans Intestines Comment Comparative Study Letter

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Varghese Thomas, Kareem Harish, Jose Tony. 2006. Hookworm infection: does it cause overt intestinal bleeding?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2005.11.013

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