Schistosomiasis vaccines: A devils' advocate view

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 46-48

  Gryseels, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE;

AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NOTE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TH2 CELL; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 0034141644     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01597-5     Document Type: Note

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