Complications of worm infestation--serious, costly, predictable and preventable.

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Published in S Afr Med J on August 01, 1998

Authors

J E Fincham1, M B Markus, C C Appleton, A C Evans, V J Arendse, M A Dhansay, S Schoeman

Author Affiliations

1: Parasitology Research Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

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