Intestinal parasites in children, in highly deprived areas in the border region of Chiapas, Mexico Parasitosis intestinal en niños, en áreas de alta marginación socioeconómica de la región fronteriza de Chiapas, México

• Main Authors: Emma Marianela Morales-Espinoza (Author), Héctor Javier Sánchez-Pérez (Author), María del Mar García-Gil (Author), Guadalupe Vargas-Morales (Author), José Domingo Méndez-Sánchez (Author), Margarita Pérez-Ramírez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among children in highly deprived areas, and its possible association with demographic and socioeconomic indicators. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From March to September 1998 in a convenience sample of 32 communities of the border regio...