Clinical versus ultrasound examination in the evaluation of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni in endemic areas

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 317-321

  Marinho, Carolina Coimbra ^a   Voieta, Izabela ^a   Azeredo, Letícia Martins ^c   Nishi, Marina Pires ^a   Batista, Thaís Sanai ^a   Pereira, Ana Carolina Figueiredo ^a   Serufo, José Carlos ^a   De Queiroz, Leonardo Campos ^a   Ruiz Guevara, Raiza ^b   Antunes, Carlos Maurício ^a   Prata, Aluízio ^b   Lambertucci, José Roberto ^a  

^a Faculdade de Medicina   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Liver; Physical examination; Portal hypertension; Schistosomiasis; Spleen; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 33846433177     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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