The epidemiology of schistosomiasis in Egypt: Assiut Governorate

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 73-79

  Hammam, Hammam M ^a   Allam, Farida A M ^a   Moftah, Farag M ^a   Abdel Aty, Mahmoud A ^a   Hany, Ahmed H ^a   Abd El Motagaly, Kawther F ^a   Nafeh, Mohamed A ^a   Khalifa, Refaat ^a   Mikhail, Nabiel N H ^a   Talaat, Maha ^a   Hussein, Mohamed H ^a   Strickland, G Thomas ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EGYPT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEINURIA; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLENOMEGALY; URINALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0034020797     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.2_suppl.10813503     Document Type: Article

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