Intestinal parasitoses and the nutritional status of veddah children in Sri Lanka

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 255-259

  Chandrasena, T G A N ^a   De Alwis, A C D ^b   De Silva, L D R ^a   Morel, R P ^c   De Silva, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Anuradhapura General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA;

EID: 4544222853     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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