Retrospective surgical incidence and case distribution of cystic echinococcosis in Jordan between 1994 and 2000

Acta Tropica

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-214

  Al Qaoud, Khaled M ^a   Craig, Philip S ^b   Abdel Hafez, Sami K ^a  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; Hydatid disease; Jordan; Mean annual surgical incidence; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MEBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE;

DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH CARE; PARASITIC DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALCULATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DESERT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JORDAN; LIVER CYST; LUNG CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION SIZE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; TIME; ULTRASOUND; X RAY;

JORDAN;

EID: 0038095208     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(03)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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