The burden of moderate-to-heavy soil-transmitted helminth infections among rural malaysian aborigines: an urgent need for an integrated control programme
Background: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, among the most common neglected tropical diseases, continue to be a major threat to the health and socioeconomic wellbeing of infected people especially children in developing countries. Methods: A cross-sectional study among 254 aboriginal sch...
Main Authors: | Ahmed, A., Al-Mekhlafi, H.M., Choy, S.H., Ithoi, I., Al-Adhroey, A.H., Abdulsalam, A.M., Surin, Johari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011
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Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/3350/1/The_burden_of_moderate-to-heavy_soil_transmitted_helminth_infections_among_rural.pdf |
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