Guidelines for treatment of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in humans

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-242

  Eckert, J ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ALOPECIA; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; EMBRYOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LIVER TOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; TERATOGENICITY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONG-TERM CARE; PUNCTURES;

EID: 0029781275     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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