Investigation of tropical eosinophilia; assessing a strategy based on geographical area

Journal of Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-185

  Whetham, J ^a   Day, J N ^a   Armstrong, M ^a   Chiodini, P L ^a,b   Whitty, Christopher J M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROFILARIASIS; PARASITE CULTIVATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TRAVEL; TROPICS; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037381839     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1108     Document Type: Article

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