Risk factors for human cysticercosis morbidity: A population-based case-control study

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-235

  Cao, W ^a,b   Van Der Ploeg, C P B ^a   Xu, J ^b   Gao, C ^b   Ge, L ^b   Habbema, J D F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Shandong Institute of Parasitic Diseases   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEAT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; CYSTICERCOSIS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SANITATION;

EID: 0030659550     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897007619     Document Type: Article

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