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Helminth infection in southern Laos: high prevalence and low awareness

BACKGROUND: Helminthiasis is a public health concern in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR, Laos). This study aimed to understand helminth infection and associated risk factors in relation to existing local knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding worm infections in endemic communities. M...

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Autores principales: Phongluxa, Khampheng, Xayaseng, Vilavanh, Vonghachack, Youthanavanh, Akkhavong, Kongsap, van Eeuwijk, Peter, Odermatt, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3843523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24499584
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-328