Intestinal parasitic infection and schistosomiasis in the Senegal River valley of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania;Parasitoses intestinales et schistosomiases dans la vallee du fleuve Senegal en Republique Islamique de Mauritanie

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-160

  Urbani, C ^b   Toure A ^b   Hamed, A O ^b   Albonico, M ^b   Kane, I ^b   Cheikna, D ^b   Hamed, N O ^b   Montresor, A ^b   Savioli, L ^a  

^a Division CTD   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Intestinal parasitic infections; Malnutrition; Mauritania; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; MAURITANIA; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STUDENT;

ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MAURITANIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0001551932     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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