The epidemiology of schistosomiasis in Egypt: Fayoum Governorate

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 55-64

  Abdel Wahab, M Farid ^a   Esmat, Gamal ^a   Ramzy, Iman ^a   Narooz, Shaker ^a   Medhat, Emam ^a   Ibrahim, Mohamed ^a   El Boraey, Yasser ^a   Strickland, G Thomas ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EGYPT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PROTEINURIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLENOMEGALY; URINALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0034102221     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.55     Document Type: Article

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