Treatment of echinococcosis at rural hospital level in Africa

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-59

  Brunetti, E ^a   Schantz, P M ^b   Zeyhle, E ^c   Filice, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJECTION; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; PUNCTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUDAN;

EID: 0037253908     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550303300130     Document Type: Letter

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