Factors affecting the prevalence of schistosomiasis in the Volta region of Ghana

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-101

  Zakhary, Kristina ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Marianopolis College   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GHANA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031399263     PISSN: 1201026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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