Ancylostoma duodenale is responsible for hookworm infections among pregnant women in the rural plains of Nepal

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 647-651

  Navitsky, R C ^c   Dreyfuss, M L ^c   Shrestha, J ^a   Khatry, S K ^a   Stoltzfus, R J ^c   Albonico, ^b  

^a Natl Soc for the Prev of Blindn   (Nepal)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL HEALTH; PARASITE INFESTATION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ARTICLE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMALS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FECES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; NEPAL; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS;

NEPAL;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; NEMATODA; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 0031865789     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284746     Document Type: Article

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