Prevalence of intestinal parasites among patients of Al-Noor specialist hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 182-185

  Zaglool, Dina A M ^a   Khodari, Yousif A W ^b   Gazzaz, Zohair J ^b   Dhafar, Khalid O ^b   Shaker, Hani A S ^b   Farooq, Mian U ^b  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b AL NOOR SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Infection; Intestinal parasites; Prevalence; Stool

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858245606     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2011.44     Document Type: Article

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