Control of Schistosoma haematobium morbidity on Pemba Island: Validity and efficiency of indirect screening tests

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-252

  Lwambo, N J S ^a,b   Savioli, L ^c   Kisumku, U M ^d   Alawi, K S ^d   Bundy, D A P ^e  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCREENING TEST; TANZANIA;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

TANZANIA, PEMBA ISLAND;

EID: 0030881598     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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