Short report: Evaluation of a self-detection tool for tapeworm carriers for use in public health

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 510-512

  Flisser, Ana ^a,b   Vázquez Mendoza, Alberto ^c   Martínez Ocaña, Joel ^a   Gómez Colín, Emilio ^c   Leyva, Rafael Sánchez ^c   Medina Santillán, Roberto ^d  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Merck Mexico ^*

^d Merck Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CESTODE; CYSTICERCOSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM; TRAINING; CESTODIASIS; FECES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROZYGOTE; MEXICO; PARASITOLOGY; SELF CARE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANTHELMINTICS; CARRIER STATE; CESTODE INFECTIONS; FECES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MEXICO; PRAZIQUANTEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CARE;

EID: 20544476985     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.510     Document Type: Article

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