Schistosomiasis in Australian travellers to Africa

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 294-297

  Hipgrave, David B ^a   Leydon, Jenny A ^a   Walker, John ^b   Biggs, Beverley Ann ^c,d  

^a FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOTSWANA; CELL COUNT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MICROSCOPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; TRAVEL; URINE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030996235     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb122316.x     Document Type: Article

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