Epidemiological study of main human intestinal helminthiasis in the middle west of Madagascar;Etude épidémiologique des principales nématodoses intestinales humaines dans le moyen-ouest de Madagascar

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-80

  Hanitrasoamampionona, V ^a   Brutus, L ^a   Hebrard G ^a   Ravaoalimalala, V E ^b   Collin, A ^a   Razanatsoarilala, H ^c   Sellin, B ^a   Prod'hon, J ^a  

^a Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^c Institut d'Hygiene Sociale Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hookworm; Madagascar; Pinworm; Roundworm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE INFECTION; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEMATODIASIS; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; NUTRITION DISORDERS;

EID: 0031627459     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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