Descriptive epidemiology of Heligmosomoides polygyrus in Apodemus sylvaticus from three contrasting habitats in south-east England

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-100

  Abu Madi, M A ^a,c   Behnke, J M ^b   Lewis, J W ^a   Gilbert, F S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTINGENCY TABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELIGMOSOMOIDES; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORM INFECTION;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0031823475     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00016254     Document Type: Article

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