A Retrospective Analysis on the Cystic Echinococcosis Cases Occured in Northeastern Punjab Province, Pakistan |
Khan, Aisha
(Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI))
Zahoor, Sarmad (Mayo Hospital Lahore) Ahmed, Haroon (Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI)) Malik, Uzma (Mayo Hospital Lahore) Butt, Rabia Amin (Department of Pathology, Chughtai Laboratory) Muzam, Muhammad Sultanul (Department of Pathology, Chughtai Laboratory) Kilinc, Seyma Gunyakti (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat) Noor, Noorulain (Department of Pathology, Chughtai Laboratory) Zahoor, Saroosh (Department of Life Sciences, University of Management and Technology (UMT)) Afzal, Muhammad Sohail (Department of Life Sciences, University of Management and Technology (UMT)) Mansur, Hamza (Department of Histopathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)) Irum, Shumaila (Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat) Simsek, Sami (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat) |
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