Intestinal parasitic infection in Bhil tribe of Rajasthan, India

Journal of Parasitic Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-148

  Choubisa, S L ^a   Jaroli, V J ^a   Choubisa, Pallavi ^b   Mogra, N ^c  

^a Government Meera Girls College   (India)

^b Gitanjali Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^c RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bhil tribe; Helminths; India; Intestinal parasites; Prevalence; Protozoan; Rajasthan

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; LUGOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIRECT WET SMEAR; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HELMINTH; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; INDIA; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TAENIA SOLIUM; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 84865744928     PISSN: 09717196     EISSN: 09750703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-012-0151-y     Document Type: Article

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