Deworm the World Initiative: How much Progress India has Made?

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2023; 15(01): 001-003
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1760408

Editorial

Sarman Singh

¹Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi

²Medical Sciences and Engineering Research (MEDSER) Centre, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India

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