Validation of reagent sticks in diagnosing urinary schistosomiasis in an urban setting

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 198-200

  Mtasiwa, D M ^a   Mayombana, C ^d   Kilima, P ^b   Tanner, M ^c  

^a Ilala District Hospital   (Tanzania)

^b Urban Health Project   (Tanzania)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d Ilala District Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA; TEST STRIP; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PILOT PROJECTS; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030101529     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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