Schistosomiasis - A rich vein of research

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1611-1619

  Hagan, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease; History; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY TARTRATE; BILHVAX; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; METRIFONATE; PRAZIQUANTEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

BIOLOGY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXPERIMENTATION; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCIENTIST; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VACCINES;

SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 70350439245     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200999093X     Document Type: Review

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