Dr. Richard J Dejong MD
Family Practitioner
15300 West Avenue Suite 223 South Orland Park IL, 60462About
Dr. Richard Dejong is a family practitioner practicing in Orland Park, IL. Dr. Dejong specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Dejong possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
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Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hematozoa of hatch-year common mergansers from Michigan.
- Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni.
- Schistosoma mansoni and Biomphalaria: past history and future trends.
- A potential snail host of schistosomiasis in Bolivia: Biomphalaria amazonica Paraense, 1966.
- Phylogeography of Biomphalaria glabrata and B. pfeifferi, important intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in the New and Old World tropics.
- A neotropical snail host of Schistosoma mansoni introduced into Africa and consequences for the schistosomiasis transmission Biomphalaria tenagophila in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).
- Microsatellite typing reveals strong genetic structure of Schistosoma mansoni
- Histotoxic effects of polybrominated biphenyls in Michigan dairy cattle.
- Histotoxic effects of polybrominated biphenyls in Michigan dairy cattle.
- Parasites of the deepwater sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsoni (Cottidae), from Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
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