Strongyloidiasis in children five years and below

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 194-197

  Dada Adegbola, H O ^a   Bakare, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children; Diarrhoea; Malnutrition; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

ETHER; FORMALDEHYDE; TIABENDAZOLE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 8844239070     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v23i3.28119     Document Type: Article

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