Comparative efficacy of albendazole and three brands of mebendazole in the treatment of ascariasis and trichuriasis

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 134-138

  Legesse, M ^a   Erko, B ^a   Medhin, G ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; MEBENDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEBENDAZOLE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 4444297626     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i3.9142     Document Type: Article

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