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. 1997 Jul-Sep;3(3):403–405. doi: 10.3201/eid0303.970324

Controversies in the management of cysticercosis.

C Evans 1, H H Garcia 1, R H Gilman 1, J S Friedland 1
PMCID: PMC2627648  PMID: 9284392

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