Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among mentally disabled children and Adults of Urmia, Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 60-64

  Hazrati Tappeh, K H ^a   Mohammadzadeh, H ^a   Nejad Rahim, R ^b   Barazesh, A ^a   Khashaveh, S H ^a   Taherkhani, H ^c  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Intestinal parasites; Iran; Mental retardation; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EGG PARASITOID; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTESTINE PARASITE; IODOAMOEBA BUTSCHLII; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL PATIENT; PARASITOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTEROBIUS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77954667003     PISSN: 17357020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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