Schistosomiasis and US peace corps volunteers in Tanzania

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 265-269

  Outwater, Anne H ^a   Mpangala, Edith ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United States Peace Corps Medical Officer   (Tanzania)

^c c/o United States Peace Corps ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; LAKE WATER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; RECREATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SWIMMING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TANZANIA; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 30444456400     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2005.12505     Document Type: Article

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