Single-dose therapy for giardiasis in school-age children

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 711-717

  Pengsaa, Krisana ^a   Limkittikul, Kriengsak ^a   Pojjaroen anant, Chanathep ^a   Lapphra, Keswadee ^a   Sirivichayakul, Chukiat ^a   Wisetsing, Pataraporn ^a   Nantha aree, Panida ^b   Chanthavanich, Pornthep ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL; TINIDAZOLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PRAZIQUANTEL; STUDENTS; THAILAND; TINIDAZOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0042200579     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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