Diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica in Chinese schoolchildren by administration of a questionnaire

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Zhou, H ^a   Ross, A G P ^b   Hartel, G F ^b   Sleigh, A C ^b   Williams, G M ^b   McManus, D P ^b   Luo, X S ^c   He, Y ^c   Li, Y S ^b,c,d  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c HUNAN INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Diagnosis; Questionnaire; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ANTITREMATODAL AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL; WATER;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIARRHEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HATCHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIRACIDIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

JAPONICA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0031860517     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90997-X     Document Type: Article

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