Integrated control trial of schistosomiasis at Nakiwogo fishing village near Entebbe, Uganda

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 495-498

  Odongo Aginya, E I ^a   Doehring, M ^b   Lakwo, T L ^c   Etyono, S ^d   Luyinda, L B ^e   Roth, J ^f   Doehring, E ^g  

^a UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c Wandegeya Institute   (Uganda)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^e Entebbe Municipal Council   (Uganda)

^f HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^g Interdisziplinaeres T ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SUBURBAN HEALTH; UGANDA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0030300411     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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