Schistosomiasis: A review of cases in Wellington 1993-4

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1014, 1996, Pages 7-9

  Nixon, Anthony ^a   Nacey, John ^b   Russell, Grant ^b   Robinson, Richard ^b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT MONITORING; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; TRAVEL;

EID: 0030020487     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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