Schistosomiasis infection in relation to the ABO blood groups among school children in Zimbabwe

Acta Tropica

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 181-190

  Ndamba, J ^a   Gomo, E ^a   Nyazema, N ^b   Makaza, N ^a   Kaondera, K C ^a  

^a Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Blood group; Incidence; Intensity; Morbidity; Prevalence; S. mansoni; Schistosoma haematobium; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; ZIMBABWE;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; ZIMBABWE;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0030919708     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00671-2     Document Type: Article

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