Onchodermal skin disease in a hyperendemic onchocerciasis focus in Western Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 475-479

  Kipp, Walter ^a   Bamhuhiiga, Jotham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Basic Health Services Project   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; UGANDA;

NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; SIMULIUM NEAVEI;

EID: 0036856914     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.475     Document Type: Article

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