Efficacy of myrrh in the treatment of human Schistosomiasis mansoni

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 365-367

  Barakat, Rashida ^a   Elmorshedy, Hala ^a   Fenwick, Alan ^b  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; MIRAZID; OLEOGUM RESIN; PLANT RESIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMIPHORA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; EGYPT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYRRH; OOCYTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMIPHORA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 24644456465     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.365     Document Type: Article

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