Post epidemic giardiasis and gastrointestinal symptoms among preschool children in bergen, Norway. A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mellingen, Kristin M ^a   Midtun, Anita ^a   Hanevik, Kurt ^a   Eide, Geir E ^a,b   Søbstad, Ystein ^c   Langeland, Nina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c City of Bergen ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NORWAY; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NORWAY;

EID: 77950982815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-163     Document Type: Article

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