Albendazole treatment of human hydatid tissue

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-167

  Luchi, S ^a   Vincenti, A ^a   Messina, F ^a   Parenti, M ^a   Scasso, A ^b   Campatelli, A ^a  

^a Universities Hospitals of Pisa   (Italy)

^b Massa Carrara City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVOLUTION; LIVER HYDATID CYST; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE;

EID: 0030942713     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709035878     Document Type: Article

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