Schistosoma haematobium infections in two rural communities of Edo state, Nigeria

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 570-574

  Nmorsi, O P G ^a,c   Egwunyenga, O A ^b   Okholo, O E ^a  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NIGERIA; PARASITOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; RURAL HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035468791     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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