International Journal of Tropical Medicine
Year:
2011
Volume:
6
Issue:
1
Page No.
15 - 18
The Prevalence and Health Implications of the OVA of Human Intestinal Helminth Parasites Isolated from Faeces Collected near Students Hostels, Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria
Authors :
I.A.A. Ejima
and
R.T. Ajogun
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