Schistosomiasis control in the People's Republic of China

Parasitology Today

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 152-155

  Ross, Allen G P ^a   Li, Yuesheng S ^a,b   Sleigh, Adrian C ^a   McManus, Donald P ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b HUNAN INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE;

CHINA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SHORT SURVEY; VACCINATION;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 0031127565     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01026-0     Document Type: Article

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