Gastrointestinal Schistosomiasis japonicum infections in immigrants from the Island of Leyte, Philippines

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-132

  Crum, Nancy F ^a   Chun, Helen M ^a   Favata, Michael A ^a   Hale, Braden R ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MALE; PHILIPPINES; POLYPECTOMY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0037350718     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2003.31779     Document Type: Article

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