Hookworm infection: Does it cause overt intestinal bleeding? [7]

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 736-

  Thomas, Varghese ^a   Harish, Kareem ^a   Tony, Jose ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANEMIA; BLEEDING; DUODENUM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; LETTER; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTESTINES;

EID: 33645212069     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.11.013     Document Type: Letter

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