Seroprevalence of human cysticercosis in Maputo, Mozambique

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-62

  Vilhena, Manuela ^a   Santos, Manuela ^b   Torgal, Jorge ^c  

^a Urbanização da Portela   (Portugal)

^b Universidade Nova de Lisboa ^*  (Mozambique)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; NEUROLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; POVERTY; PSYCHIATRY; SEROPREVALENCE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 0032788762     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.59     Document Type: Article

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