| Annual economic loss caused by Taenia saginata asiatica taeniasis in East Asia. | |
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PMID: 15275091 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Taeniasis is an important medical and economic problem in many countries in East Asia, especially in the mountainous and remote areas where the inhabitants are fond of eating raw or undercooked meat. P.C. Fan here discusses how sociocultural factors and local customs can contribute to the transmission of taeniasis and evaluates the economic losses caused by the disease. |
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P C Fan |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Parasitology today (Personal ed.) Volume: 13 ISSN: 0169-4758 ISO Abbreviation: Parasitol. Today (Regul. Ed.) Publication Date: 1997 May |
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Created Date: 2004-07-27 Completed Date: 2005-04-15 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8605563 Medline TA: Parasitol Today Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 194-6 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, National Yangming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC). pcfan@ym.edu.tw |
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