Geographic distribution and epidemiology of Oesophagostomum bifurcum and hookworm infections in humans in Togo

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 951-955

  Pit, Djemila S S ^a   Rijcken, Fleur E M ^a   Raspoort, Esther C ^a   Baeta, Sénamé M ^b   Polderman, Anton M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LOMÉ   (Togo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRONGYLOIDEA; TOGO;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM BIFURCUM; PROTOZOA; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EID: 0033376047     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.951     Document Type: Article

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