Intestinal helminth infections among reproductive age women in Vietnam: Prevalence, co-infection and risk factors

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 865-874

  Nguyen, Phuong H ^a   Nguyen, Khan C ^b   Nguyen, Toan D ^c   Le, Mai B ^b   Bern, Caryn ^d   Flores, Rafael ^a   Martorell, Reynaldo ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (Viet Nam)

^c National Institute for Malariology   (Viet Nam)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 33751579608     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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