Intestinal parasitosis in relation to socioeconomic factors and habitat conditions in children of Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina;Parasitosis intestinales y su relacion con factores socioeconómicos y condiciones de habitat en niños de Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina

Parasitologia Latinoamericana

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 154-161

  Soriano, Silvia V ^a   Manacorda, Ana M ^b   Pierangeli, Nora B ^a   Navarro, Maria C ^b   Giayetto, Alejandro L ^a   Barbieri, Liliana M ^b   Lazzarini, Lorena E ^a   Minvielle, Marta C ^c   Grenovero, María S ^d   Basualdo, Juan A ^c  

^a Escuela de Medicina   (Argentina)

^b UNLP ^*  (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^d Universidad Adventista del Plata   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Habitat; Intestinal parasites; Patagonia; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746130257     PISSN: 07177704     EISSN: 07177712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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