Effect of intestinal helminthiasis on school attendance by early primary schoolchildren

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-132

  Mahendra Raj, S ^a,c   Sein, K T ^a   Khairul Anuar, A ^b   Mustaffa, B E ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Ascaris lumbricoides; Helminthiasis; Hookworm; Malaysia; School attendance; Trichuris trichiura

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 0030938656     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90196-6     Document Type: Article

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