Schistosomiasis of the lower reproductive tract without egg excretion in urine

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 782-783

  Poggensee, Gabriele ^a   Kiwelu, Ireen ^b   Saria, Margret ^c   Richter, Joachim ^a   Krantz, Ingela ^d   Feldmeier, Hermann ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Armauer Hansen Building   (Norway)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^d Skarborg Institute for Research and Development   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0031726158     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.782     Document Type: Article

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