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The Geohelminths: Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm

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  1. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

    Lorenzo Savioli & Antonio Montresor

  2. Ivo de Carneri Foundation, Milan, Italy

    Marco Albonico

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Dublin, Dublin

    Celia V. Holland

  2. Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    Malcolm W. Kennedy

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Savioli, L., Montresor, A., Albonico, M. (2002). Control Strategies. In: Holland, C.V., Kennedy, M.W. (eds) The Geohelminths: Ascaris, Trichuris and Hookworm. World Class Parasites, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47383-6_2

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