Enterobius vermicularis infection in preschool and schoolchildren of six rural communities from a semiarid region of Venezuela: A clinical and epidemiological study

Helminthologia

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-85

  Cazorla, D ^a   Acosta, M ^a   Garcia E ^b   Garvett, M ^b   Ruiz, A ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

^b Hospital Universitario Dr Alfredo Van Grieken   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical manifestations; Enterobius vermicularis; Epidemiology; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FALCONIDAE;

EID: 33749668114     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-006-0016-y     Document Type: Article

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