Prevalence and Correlates of Intestinal Parasites among Patients Admitted to Mirembe National Mental Health Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania.

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Published in J Parasitol Res on May 22, 2017

Authors

Azan A Nyundo1,2, David Z Munisi3, Ainory P Gesase2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine and Child Health, Psychiatry Division, School of Medicine, College of Health Science, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.
2: Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Health Science, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania.
3: Department of Global Health and Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania; Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 259, Dodoma, Tanzania.

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