Surgical pathology of schistosomiasis

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 570-574

  Mohammed, Aminu Zakari ^a,b   Edino, Steven T ^a   Samaila, Adamu A ^c  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bladder; Cancer; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENITALIA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 34248593343     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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