The epidemiology of morbidity of schistosomiasis

Parasitology Today

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 215-220

  Wiest, Peter M ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; ULTRASOUND;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0029901543     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(96)10019-3     Document Type: Review

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