PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED TO INTESTINAL PARASITE INFECTIONS AMONG PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS IN NAHAVAND, WESTERN IRAN

PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED TO INTESTINAL PARASITE INFECTIONS AMONG PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS IN NAHAVAND, WESTERN IRAN

We studied the prevalence of intestinal parasites (IPs), their risk factors and associated symptoms among patients with gastrointestinal disorders. A total of 1,301 participants aged 22 days-90 years were enrolled in this study. We used a structured questionnaire to obtain socio-demographic and stoo...

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Main Authors: Hamed KIANI, Ali HAGHIGHI, Ali ROSTAMI, Eznollah AZARGASHB, Seyyed Javad Seyyed TABAEI, Abbas SOLGI, Nozhat ZEBARDAST
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal disorders
Parasitic diseases
Intestinal parasites
Iran
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