Prevalence of hookworm infection and its association with anemia among patients visiting fenan medical center, east wollega zone, ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-271

  Doril, Geme ^a,b   Tullu, Kassu Desta ^b   Ibrahim A H , ^b   Hirko, Abera ^b   Mekuria, Getahun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HEMATOCRIT; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHS; HEMATOCRIT; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053631380     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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