Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Helminthiasis and chronic suppurative otitis media in Ijoun Community in Ogun State, Nigeria

Z. A. Abdullahi
  • Z. A. Abdullahi
  • Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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O. A. Morenikeji
  • O. A. Morenikeji
  • Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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A. A. Adeyemo
  • A. A. Adeyemo
  • Institute of Child Health, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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V. O. Ogunleye
  • V. O. Ogunleye
  • Medical Microbiology Laboratory, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 02 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 November 2017
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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