Hematological effects of Blastocystis hominis infection in male foreign workers in Taiwan

Parasitology Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-51

  Cheng, H S ^a,b   Guo, Y L ^a   Shin, J W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Kuo s General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TAIWAN;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037616586     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0804-3     Document Type: Article

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