Genital Manifestations of Schistosomiasis Mansoni in Women: Important but Neglected

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93 SUPPL. 1, Issue , 1998, Pages 127-133

  Feldmeier, Hermann ^a   Daccal, Raimundo Correia ^b   Martins, Mario Jorge ^b   Soares, Valquiria ^b   Martins, Ronaldo ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Esc de Ciencias Medicas de Alagoas   (Brazil)

^c Merck SA Industrias Quimicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Disease complication; Ectopic localization; Female genital schistosomiasis; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0032253104     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000700018     Document Type: Article

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