Control of intestinal parasitic infection - A pilot project in Lao PDR

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages 41-50

  Siharath, Khunthong ^a   Soukphathag, Sopaseuth ^g   Tanyavong, Khounekham ^g   Vilaysane, Keo Douangchay ^b   Chanthavong, Manivone ^b   Intarakhao, Chalor ^c   Mahaweerawat, Udomsak ^d   Saowakontha, Sastri ^c   Merkle, Alfred ^e   Schelp, Frank P ^f  

^a Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^b District Health Office   (Laos)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

^f FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; INTESTINE INFECTION; LAOS; MALE; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; LAOS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034570753     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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