Hepatic hydatid disease in children and adults living in different areas in Turkey

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-558

  Inan, Mustafa ^a   Ayvaz, Suleyman ^a   Baser, Murat ^b   Karaayvaz, Muammer ^b   Ciftci, Ali ^b   Hatipoglu, Ahmet R ^a   Gul, Hatice ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LIVER CYST; LIVER HYDATID CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 34447280581     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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