Intestinal geohelminthiasis and growth in pre-adolescent primary school children in Northeastern Peninsular Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 112-117

  Mahendra Raj, S ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0032014059     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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