STRONGYLOIDIASIS
Authors: L H KYLE, D G McKAY, H J SPARLING
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 December 1948STRONGYLOIDIASISL. H. KYLE, M.D., D. G. MCKAY, M.D., H. J. SPARLING JR., M.D.L. H. KYLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, D. G. MCKAY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, H. J. SPARLING JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-6-1014 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWithin the past few years increasing importance has been attached to the subject of tropical medicine. The truly global aspects of World War II, the return of American soldiers from far-flung corners of the earth, and the ease and frequency of intercontinental travel have all been factors leading to stimulation of interest in this subject. 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