Puberty and age-related changes in susceptibility to schistosome infection

Parasitology Today

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-26

  Fulford, A J C ^d   Webster, Michelle ^a   Ouma, John H ^b   Kimani, Gachuchi ^c   Dunne, David W ^a   Fulford, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PUBERTY; REINFECTION; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0031934769     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01168-X     Document Type: Article

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