Large scale evaluation of WHO's ultrasonographic staging system of schistosomal periportal fibrosis in Ethiopia

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1286-1294

  Berhe, Nega ^a,b,c   Geitung, Jonn T ^d   Medhin, Girmay ^a   Gundersen, Svein G ^e  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Haraldsplass   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Periportal fibrosis; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Ultrasound; WHO staging system

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH SERVICES; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 33746459406     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01665.x     Document Type: Article

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