Environmental influences on helminthiasis and nutritional status among Pacific schoolchildren

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-177

  Hughes, R G ^a   Sharp, D S ^b   Hughes, M C ^c   'Akau'ola, S ^d   Heinsbroek, P ^e   Velayudhan, R ^f   Schulz, D ^g   Palmer, K ^f   Cavalli Sforza, T ^f   Galea, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WHO Suva ^*  (Fiji)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Vaiola Hospital   (Tonga)

^e Environmental Health   (Samoa)

^f The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines   (Philippines)

^g Sub Regional Office for the Pacific   (Samoa)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Children; Helminth; Nutrition; Pacific; Personal hygiene; Sanitation; School; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITIC DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CROWDING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OOCYTE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SANITATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL HYGIENE; STUDENT; TRICHURIS; UNDERWEIGHT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; TRICHURIS; WATER SUPPLY;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 3042520761     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312042000218589     Document Type: Article

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