Worm burden in intestinal obstruction caused by Ascaris lumbricoides

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-190

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

ascariasis; Ascaris lumbricoides; intestinal obstruction; morbidity; mortality; worm burden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY;

EID: 0031048123     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-241.x     Document Type: Article

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