Helminthiasis in pregnancy in Enugu, Nigeria

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-293

  Ozumba, Uchenna Chinedu ^a   Ozumba, Nwora Abiodun ^b   Anya, Samuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^c University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Environment sanitation; Helminthiasis; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPERINFECTION; TRICHURIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; TRICHURIS; VERMES;

EID: 21144446125     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.51.291     Document Type: Article

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