Hydrocelectomy: A proxy for hydrocele prevalence in coastal Kenya

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 479-484

  Mwobobia, I K ^a   Muniu, E M ^a   Kombe, Y ^a   Wamae, C N ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0033879566     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.2000.11813566     Document Type: Article

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