A case of severe anemia by Necator americanus infection in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1802-1804

  Hyun, Hee Jae ^a   Kim, Eun Min ^b   Park, So Yeon ^a   Jung, Jun Oh ^a   Chai, Jong Yil ^b   Hong, Sung Tae ^b  

^a National Police Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hypochromic; Necator americanus

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NECATORIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBENDAZOLE; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NECATORIASIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 78649954056     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.12.1802     Document Type: Article

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