Giardia duodenalis prevalence and associated risk factors in preschool and school-age children of rural Columbia;Tendencia de la prevalencia y factores asociados a la infección por giardia duodenalis en escolares y preescolares de una zona rural de Cundinamarca

Biomedica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 345-351

  Chaves, María del Pilar ^a   Fernández, Julian Alfredo ^a   Ospina, Isabel ^a   Lopez, Myriam Consuelo ^a   Moncada, Ligia ^a   Reyes, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Child; Giardia; Giardiasis epidemiology; Preschool; Prevalence; Quality of life; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 45949089400     PISSN: 01204157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v27i3.197     Document Type: Article

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