Intestinal parasitosis in Mbyá-Guaraní populations from Misiones Province, Argentina: Epidemiological and nutritional aspects;Parasitosis intestinales en poblaciones Mbyá-Guaraní de la Provincia de Misiones, Argentina: Aspectos epidemiológicos y nutricionales

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1089-1100

  Navone, Graciela Teresa ^a   Gamboa, María Inés ^a   Oyhenart, Evelia Edith ^b   Orden, Alicia Bibiana ^b  

^a CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Helminths; Nutritional Status; South American Indians

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646596866     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2006000500022     Document Type: Article

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