Intestinal parasites in children from three west Texas border communities

Journal of School Health

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 411-413

  Escobedo, Luis G ^a   Homedes, Nuria ^b   Von Alt, Katherine ^c   Escobedo, Miguel A ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILD; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUID INTAKE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE PARASITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 13244291466     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2004.tb06609.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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