Malnutrition and intestinal parasitic infections in school children of Gondar, North West Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-16

  Worku, Netsanet ^a   Erko, Berhanu ^b   Torben, Workineh ^b   Belay, Mulugeta ^b   Kasssu, Afework ^a   Fetene, Teshome ^c   Huruy, Kahsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Research and Development Department   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Intestinal parasitoses; Malnutrition; School children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 70350512901     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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