Intestinal parasitic infections amongst orang asli (indigenous) in malaysia: Has socioeconomic development alleviated the problem?

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-122

  Lim, Y A L ^a   Romano, N ^a   Colin, N ^b   Chow, S C ^c   Smith, H V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Center for Orang Asli Concerns   (Malaysia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALAYSIA; MALNUTRITION; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; POVERTY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALAYSIA; MALNUTRITION; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; POVERTY; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOIL;

EID: 72449160286     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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