Morbidity and mortality due to Ascaris-induced intestinal obstruction

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-36

  De Silva, N R ^a   Guyatt, H L ^a   Bundy, D A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascariasis; Ascaris lumbricoides; Epidemiology; Intestinal obstruction; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY;

EID: 0031045542     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90384-9     Document Type: Article

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