Assessing the zoonotic potential of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis: looking to the future from an analysis of the past

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Assessing the zoonotic potential of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis : looking to the future from an analysis of the past. / Nejsum, Peter; Betson, M.; Bendall, R. P.; Thamsborg, Stig Milan; Stothard, J. R.

I: Journal of Helminthology, Bind 86, Nr. 2, 2012, s. 148-155.

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Nejsum, P, Betson, M, Bendall, RP, Thamsborg, SM & Stothard, JR 2012, 'Assessing the zoonotic potential of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis: looking to the future from an analysis of the past', Journal of Helminthology, bind 86, nr. 2, s. 148-155. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X12000193

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Nejsum, P., Betson, M., Bendall, R. P., Thamsborg, S. M., & Stothard, J. R. (2012). Assessing the zoonotic potential of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis: looking to the future from an analysis of the past. Journal of Helminthology, 86(2), 148-155. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X12000193

Vancouver

Nejsum P, Betson M, Bendall RP, Thamsborg SM, Stothard JR. Assessing the zoonotic potential of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis: looking to the future from an analysis of the past. Journal of Helminthology. 2012;86(2):148-155. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X12000193

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Nejsum, Peter ; Betson, M. ; Bendall, R. P. ; Thamsborg, Stig Milan ; Stothard, J. R. / Assessing the zoonotic potential of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis : looking to the future from an analysis of the past. I: Journal of Helminthology. 2012 ; Bind 86, Nr. 2. s. 148-155.

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