Two practical and cost effective methods for urinary schistosomiasis screening in yemeni schoolchildren

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 78-83

  Ahmed, Ba'amer Abobakar ^a  

^a Hadrmout University   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Evaluation; Urinary schistosomiasis; Yemen

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349991874     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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