Campylobacter enteritis among children in north-west Ethiopia: A 1-year prospective study

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-212

  Gedlu, Etsegenet ^a   Aseffa, Abraham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; ENTERITIS; ETHIOPIA; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0029795456     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1996.11747828     Document Type: Article

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