The infectious diseases implications of the "Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan"

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-216

  Conly, J M ^a   Johnston, B L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MIXED INFECTION; REFUGEE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; SUDAN; URINALYSIS;

EID: 49149083460     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/861082     Document Type: Article

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