Four years' follow-up of hepatosplenic morbidity in a recently emerged focus of Schistosoma mansoni in northern Senegal

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-30

  Stelma, F F ^a,d   Werf, M V D ^a   Talla, I ^b   Niang, M ^b   Gryseels, B ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Projet Lutte Contre Les B   (Senegal)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hepatosplenomegaly; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Senegal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENEGAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031057773     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90383-7     Document Type: Article

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