Cystic echinococcosis in a Jordanian patient: Albendazole in a short- term immigrant

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-253

  Kimura, Mikio ^a   Nakamura, Taichi ^a   Iwamoto, Aikichi ^a   Nishimura, Yoji ^a   Egawa, Tami ^b   Ito, Akira ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIVER CYST; MALE; NURSE; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 0032740415     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1999.tb00527.x     Document Type: Article

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