Community-based study of genital schistosomiasis in men from Madagascar

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9198, 2000, Pages 117-118

  Leutscher, Peter ^a   Ramarokoto, Charles Emile ^a   Reimert, Claus ^b   Feldmeier, Hermann ^c   Esterre, Philippe ^a   Vennervald, Birgitte J ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPERM;

EID: 0034620185     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)04856-4     Document Type: Article

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