Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestation in Ma'an governorate, Jordan

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-112

  Altaif, Khalil I ^a  

^a AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Infestation; Intestinal parasite; Jordan; Parasitic infection; Prevalence; Restrospective analysis; Stool specimen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GROUPS BY AGE; HOOKWORM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE PARASITE; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 79959383827     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60047-9     Document Type: Article

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