Epidemiology 1, 2, 3: Origins, objectives, organization, and implementation

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 2-7

  El Khoby, Taha ^a   Hussein, Mohamed H ^b   Galal, Nabil ^a   Miller, F Dewolfe ^c  

^a Schistosomiasis Research Project   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EGYPT; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0034117974     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.2     Document Type: Article

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