The influence of poverty and culture on the transmission of parasitic infections in rural Nicaraguan villages

Journal of Parasitology Research

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Karan, Abraar ^a   Chapman, Gretchen B ^b   Galvani, Alison ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NICARAGUA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866158258     PISSN: 20900023     EISSN: 20900031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/478292     Document Type: Article

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