Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 527-538

  Ahmed, Abdulhamid ^a   Al Mekhlafi, Hesham M ^a   Surin, Johari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Deworming; Malaysia; School based intervention; Soil transmitted helminths

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961078807     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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