Microgeographical Patterns of Schistosomiasis and Water Contact Behavior; Examples from Africa and Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93 SUPPL. 1, Issue , 1998, Pages 37-50

  Kloos, Helmut ^a,b   Gazzinelli, Andréa ^a,b   Van Zuyle, Paul ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Egypt; Geographical aspects; Kenya; Schistosomiasis; Water contact behavior

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAZIL; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 17344382139     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000700006     Document Type: Article

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