Hookworm in the Northern Territory: Down but not out

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 278-281

  Davies, Jane ^a   Majumdar, Suman S ^b   Forbes, Robert T M ^b   Smith, Pam ^b   Currie, Bart J ^a,b   Baird, Robert W ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY CHILDREN DEWORMING PROGRAM; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBENDAZOLE; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876752800     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11615     Document Type: Article

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