Geographic distribution and prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths among schoolchildren in mozambique

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 799-803

  Augusto, Gerito ^a   Nalá, Rassul ^a   Casmo, Verónica ^a   Sabonete, Acácio ^a   Mapaco, Lourenço ^a   Monteiro, Judite ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BIOFILTRATION; CHILD; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTH; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KATZ INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD; SOIL; TRICHURIS; URINALYSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERMES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SOIL;

EID: 70449719203     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.08-0344     Document Type: Article

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