Schistosomiasis in two nile delta villages: An anthropological perspective

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 846-854

  El Katsha, Samiha ^a   Watts, Susan ^a  

^a Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Attitude and behaviour; Control; Egypt; Knowledge; Schistosomiasis; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EGYPT; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0030824099     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-409.x     Document Type: Article

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