Protective and risk factors for toxocariasis in children from two different social classes of Brazil;Fatores de risco e protetores para toxocaríase em crianças de duas diferentes classes socioeconômicas do Brasil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 67-72

  Santarém, Vamilton Alvares ^a   Leli, Flávia Noris Chagas ^a,b   Rubinsky Elefant, Guita ^c   Giuffrida, Rogério ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO OESTE PAULISTA UNOESTE   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Medicina   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Seroprevalence; Toxocara spp; Toxocariasis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; HELMINTH ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CLASS; PET ANIMAL; PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TOXOCARIASIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOXOCARA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BRAZIL; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 79955916102     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652011000200002     Document Type: Article

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