The history of schistosomiasis japonica in Taiwan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 309-320

  Fan, Ping Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

History; Schistosomiasis japonica; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY TARTRATE; PRAZIQUANTEL; STIBOPHEN;

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; TAIWAN; VIRULENCE; WAR;

EID: 33746900119     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70317-1     Document Type: Review

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