The health effects of wastewater on the prevalence of ascariasis among the children of the discharge zone of El Jadida, Morocco

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-142

  Moubarrad, Fatima Zahra Lamghari ^a,b   Assobhei, Omar ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Ascariasis; Children; Epidemiology; Health effects; Helminthiasis; Prevalence; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH IMPACT; PARASITIC DISEASE; WASTEWATER; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EFFLUENT; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; WASTE WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ASCARIASIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EL JADIDA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17644410391     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500061567     Document Type: Article

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