Spatial patterns of urinary schistosomiasis infection in a highly endemic area of coastal Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 443-448

  Clennon, Julie A ^a   King, Charles H ^b   Muchiri, Eric M ^c   Kariuki, H Curtis ^c   Ouma, John H ^d   Mungai, Peter ^e   Kitron, Uriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 1942533002     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.443     Document Type: Article

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