The prevalence of Trichuris, Ascaris and hookworm infection in Orang Asli children

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 161-168

  Norhayati, M ^a   Zainudin, B ^a   Mohammod, C G ^a   Oothuman, P ^a   Azizi, O ^b   Fatmah, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE; STATISTICS; TRICHURIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARASITE EGG COUNT; TRICHURIASIS;

EID: 0031085946     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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