Prevalence of intestinal parasites among food handlers in western Iran;La prevalencia de parásitos intestinales entre los manipuladores de alimentos en el oeste de Iŕn

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-114

  Kheirandish, Farnaz ^a   Tarahi, Mohammad Javad ^b   Ezatpour, Behrouz ^c  

^a LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Food handler; Intestinal parasite; Prevalence; Western Iran

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTAMOEBA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; INTESTINE PARASITE; IRAN; MALE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS; ENTAMOEBA; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYMENOLEPIASIS; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; RESTAURANTS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896346903     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652014000200004     Document Type: Article

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