Schistosomiasis in women: Manifestations in the upper reproductive tract

Acta Tropica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 225-238

  Helling Giese, Gertrud ^a,b,h   Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke ^c   Gundersen, Svein Gunnar ^c   Poggensee, Gabriele ^d   Richter, Joachim ^d   Krantz, Ingela ^e,f   Feldmeier, Hermann ^g  

^a Frauenklink Finkenau   (Germany)

^b BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

^e NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^h NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

diagnosis; female reproductive tract; pathology; pathophysiology; schistosomiasis; treatment; women

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 0030607734     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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