Schistosomiasis: Clinical relevance to surgeons in Australasia and diagnostic update

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 157-161

  Scrimgeour, Euan M ^a   Daar, A S ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Schistosomiasis haematobia; Schistosomiasis intercalatum; Schistosomiasis japonica; Schistosomiasis malayensis; Schistosomiasis mansoni; Schistosomiasis mekongi

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

AUSTRALIA; BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0034118236     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01778.x     Document Type: Review

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