Fascioliasis in eosinophilic patients in the Isparta region of Turkey

Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-18

  Demirci, M ^a   Korkmaz, M ^b   Kaya, S ^a   Kuman, A ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE INCIDENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 12244267706     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-3089-7     Document Type: Article

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