Tungiasis: High prevalence, parasite load, and morbidity in a rural community in Lagos State, Nigeria

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 475-481

  Ugbomoiko, Uade Samuel ^a,b,c,d   Ofoezie, Ifeanyi Emmanuel ^a,b,c,d   Heukelbach, Jorg ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FLEA; FOOT; HAND; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPERINFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34248223720     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03245.x     Document Type: Article

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