Soil transmitted helminthiases amongst the Orang Asli (aborigines) community in Pangsoon, Malaysia

International Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-18

  Ghani, M K Abd ^a   Kasim, S ^a   Lai, K ^a   Ahmad, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Orang Asli (aborigines); Soil transmitted heminthiases (STH)

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASCARIS; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0035040050     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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