The prevalence, intensity and clinical signs of urinary schistosomiasis in Imo state, Nigeria

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-342

  Okoli, C G ^a   Iwuala, M O E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSURIA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PAIN; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 10044270766     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2004251     Document Type: Article

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