Blastocystis hominis in high-rise flat dwellers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 377-378

  Suresh, K ^a   Rajah Salim, H ^a   Jamaiah, I ^a   Khairul Anuar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Age; Asymptomatic infections; Blastocystis hominis; High rise flats; Malaysia; Parasitic infections; Prevalence; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILD; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 10644255786     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90186-5     Document Type: Article

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