A cost effective two step rapid diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis in Zimbabwe

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 167-171

  Ndamba, J ^a,b   Makura, O ^a   Gwatirisa, P R ^a   Makaza, N ^a   Kaondera, K C ^a  

^a Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^b Institute of Water and Sanitation Development   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; STANDARD; ZIMBABWE;

CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0032106287     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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