The USAID/Government of Egypt's Schistosomiasis Research Project (SRP)

Parasitology Today

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 92-96

  El Khoby, T ^a   Galal, N ^a   Fenwick, A ^a  

^a SRP   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICLOSAMIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE;

ECHOGRAPHY; EGYPT; FINANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTION CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SHORT SURVEY; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TEST STRIP; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032031444     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01206-4     Document Type: Review

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