Association of intestinal helminths and p. falciparum infections in co-infected school children in Northwest Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Mazigo, Humphrey D ^a   Kidenya, Benson R ^a   Ambrose, Emmanuela E ^a   Zinga, Maria ^a   Waihenya, Rebecca ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Hookworms; Malaria; Schistosomiasis; School children; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; TRICHURIS;

EID: 79961065193     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v12i4.56152     Document Type: Article

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