Intestinal amoebiasis in children and its effect on nutritional status

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 440-443

  Memon, Iqbal Ahmed ^a,b   Jamal, Ammarah ^a   Memon, Hamida ^a   Parveen, Naila ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b DHA ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Diarrhea; Entamoeba histolytica; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADOLESCENT; AMEBIASIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSENTERY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MICROSCOPE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENESMUS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 69249096144     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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