Effect of Mass Drug Administration with a Single Dose of Albendazole on Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura Infection among Schoolchildren in Yangon Region, Myanmar |
Chai, Jong-Yil
(Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion)
Sohn, Woon-Mok (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) Hong, Sung-Jong (Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine) Jung, Bong-Kwang (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) Hong, Sooji (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) Cho, Seon (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) Park, Jong-Bok (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) Kim, In-Sung (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) Kim, Sunkyoung (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) Lee, Keon-Hoon (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) Jeoung, Hoo-Gn (Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion) Htoon, Thi Thi (National Health Laboratory) Tin, Htay Htay (National Health Laboratory) |
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