A retrospective hospital study of human cystic echinococcosis in Egypt

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-357

  Kandeel, A ^a,b   Ahmed, E S ^a   Helmy, H ^a   El Setouhy, M ^a   Craig, P S ^c   Ramzy, R M R ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; EGYPT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; EGYPT; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION;

EID: 26044437917     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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