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Clinical significance and prevalence of Blastocystis hominis in Van, Turkey

Yunus E. Beyhan, Hasan Yilmaz, Zeynep T. Cengiz and Abdurrahman Ekici
Saudi Medical Journal September 2015, 36 (9) 1118-1121; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.9.12444
Yunus E. Beyhan
From the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, Turkey
DVM, PhD
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Hasan Yilmaz
From the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, Turkey
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Zeynep T. Cengiz
From the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, Turkey
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Abdurrahman Ekici
From the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Zeve Campus, Van, Turkey
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