Prevention of gynecologic contact bleeding and genital sandy patches by childhood anti-schistosomal treatment

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-83

  Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke ^a   Ndhlovu, Patricia D ^b   Kurewa, Edith Nyaradzai ^c   Midzi, Nicholas ^d   Gomo, Exnevia ^c   Mduluza, Takafira ^c   Friis, Henrik ^e   Gundersen, Svein Gunnar ^f,g  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d National Institute for Health Research ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f Sørlandet Hospital Hf   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; LUCANTHONE; METRIFONATE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VAGINA BLEEDING; ZIMBABWE;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 46849107534     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.79     Document Type: Article

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