Is intestinal parasitic infection still a public health concern among Saudi children?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1630-1635

  Al Braiken, Faten A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HOOKWORM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; OUTPATIENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SAUDI ARABIA; TRICHURIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; PARASITOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 58949087913     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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