doi: 10.1017/S0022149X11000204.
Epub 2011 Jun 2.
Worm therapy: for or against?
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- DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X11000204
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Worm therapy: for or against?
J Helminthol.
2011 Sep.
Abstract
This article succinctly reviews the weight of evidence supporting worm therapy, and asks the question whether the evidence is sufficient to support the use of parasitic worms as investigational medicinal products.
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