Clinical and Serological Findings in Patients with Toxocariasis in the Pohang Region: The Features of Toxocariasis in Pohang |
Ryu, Byung Han
(Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Sunlin Hospital)
Park, Jun Seok (Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Sunlin Hospital) Jung, Yeo Jin (Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Sunlin Hospital) Kang, Soo Kyoung (Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Sunlin Hospital) Lee, Seung Hee (Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Sunlin Hospital) Choi, Sung Jin (Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Sunlin Hospital) |
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