Epidemiology of ascariasis, enterobiasis and giardiasis in a Romanian western county (Timis), 1993-2006

Acta Tropica

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 98-101

  Neghina, Raul ^a   Dumitrascu, Victor ^a   Neghina, Adriana Maria ^a   Vlad, Daliborca Cristina ^a   Petrica, Ligia ^a   Vermesan, Dinu ^a   Tirnea, Livius ^a   Mazilu, Octavian ^a   Olariu, Tudor Rares ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ascariasis; Children; Enterobiasis; Epidemiology; Giardiasis; Romania

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; NEMATODE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; EUROPEAN UNION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PARASITOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROMANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROBIASIS; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROMANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ROMANIA; TIMIS;

EID: 84868695763     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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