Geographical aspects of enterobiasis in Estonia

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 291-300

  Remm, Kalle ^a   Remm, Mare ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Tartu College of Health Care   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Enterobiasis; Geographical distribution; Prevalence estimation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; ESTONIA; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ESTONIA;

EID: 73049114363     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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