Multiple infection diagnosis of intestinal helminthiasis in the assessment of health and environmental effect of development projects in Nigeria

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-231

  Ugbomoiko, U S ^a   Ofoezie, I E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SMEAR; STRONGYLOIDEA; SUPERINFECTION; TAENIA; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TAENIA; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 34548688959     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X07685381     Document Type: Article

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