Risk factors for toxocaral ocular larva migrans
A case-control study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11031307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter M Schantz, P E Weis, Zane F Pollard, M C White |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1269-1272 |
| Publication date | 1980-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.70.12.1269 |
| PMID | 7435744 |
| OpenAlex | W2063958576 |
| Language | CA |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
Twenty-four patients with serologically confirmed toxocaral ocular larva migrans (OLM) and 24 age- and sex-matched controls were the subjects of an epidemiologic study. Information on the exposure to dogs and other factors possibly associated with transmission of toxocariasis was obtained by contacting the parents of the subjects. The odds of having had a dog present in the household within the year previous to onset of illness were 3 to 1 for cases vs controls. An association of pups (
Case-control study · Helminths · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Risk factor · Toxocariasis · Visceral larva migrans · Dermatological diseases and infestations · Epidemiology · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics · Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies · Pediatrics
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2010 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |