Effects of a school-based education program for schistosomiasis control

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1388-1393

  Suzuki, Chizuko ^a   Mizota, Tsutomu ^a   Awazawa, Toshiki ^b   Yamamoto, Taro ^a   Makunike, Batsi ^c   Rakue, Yasuyuki ^d  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645026679     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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