Variations in fecal Schistosoma japonicum egg counts

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 370-375

  Yu, J M ^a,b   De Vlas, S J ^b   Yuan, H C ^a   Gryseels, B ^c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORM EGG;

EID: 0031702830     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.370     Document Type: Article

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