Schistosomiasis among travellers returning from Malawi: A common occurence [1]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-70

  Moore, E ^a   Doherty, J F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALAWI; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SWIMMING; TRAVEL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 12444302270     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci010     Document Type: Letter

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