A parasite prevalence survey in school-aged children in Guinea (1995);Enquete de prevalence parasitaire chez les enfants d'age scolaire en Guinee (1995)

Cahiers Sante

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 377-381

  Gyorkos, Theresa W ^a   Camara, Balla ^b   Kokoskin, Évelyne ^a   Carabin, Hélène ^c   Prouty, Robert ^d  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Guinea)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Banque Mondiale ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; FECES ANALYSIS; GUINEA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICS; URINALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GUINEA; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030453599     PISSN: 11575999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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