Audit of stool analysis results to ensure the prevalence of common types of intestinal parasites in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Eligail, A M ^a   Masawi, A M ^a   Al Jaser, N M ^a   Abdelrahman, K A ^a   Shah, A H ^a  

^a Central Laboratories   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Blood; Intestinal parasites; Riyadh region; Saudi Arabia; Stool

Indexed keywords

EID: 75449109995     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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