Measuring exposure to S. japonicum in China. II. Activity diaries, pathways to infection and immunological correlates

Acta Tropica

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-236

  Ross, Allen G P ^a   Sleigh, Adrian C ^a   Yuesheng, Li ^a,b   Williams, Gail M ^a   Waine, Gary J ^a   Forsyth, Simon J ^a   Yi, Li ^b   Hartel, Gunter F ^a   McManus, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b HUNAN INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

Author keywords

Activity diaries; China; Human exposure; Path analysis; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; FISHING COMMUNITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; FISHERMAN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SEX FACTORS; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 0031766643     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(98)00062-X     Document Type: Article

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