Age-specific decrease in seroprevalence of schistosomiasis in Puerto Rico

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 313-318

  Hillyer, George V ^a   Tsang, Victor C W ^b   Vivas Gonzalez, Beatriz E ^a   Noh, John ^b   Ahn, Lisa H ^b   Vorndam, Vance ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUERTO RICO; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 0033049052     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.313     Document Type: Article

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