Epidemiologic study of the relationship between schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum and liver cancer/cirrhosis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 551-556

  Takemura, Yousuke ^a   Kikuchi, Shogo ^a   Inaba, Yutaka ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PROTOZOA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 0031724297     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.551     Document Type: Article

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