Toxocariasis and lung function: Relevance of a neglected infection in an urban landscape

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-131

  Walsh, Michael G ^a   Haseeb, M A ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

lung function; Toxocariasis; urban landscape

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84896880464     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-014-0221-7     Document Type: Article

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