Intestinal helminths and associated risk factors in children of district Pulwama, Kashmir, India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-82

  Wani, S ^a   Ahmad, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER; WELL WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENTEROBIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; RISK FACTOR; TAENIASIS; TRICHURIASIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 59049103624     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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