Urinary schistosomiasis around Oyan reservoir, Nigeria: Twenty years after the first outbreak

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-95

  Akinwale, O P ^a   Ajayi, M B ^a   Akande, D O ^a   Gyang, P V ^a   Adeleke, M A ^a   Adeneye, A K ^a   Adebayo, M O ^a   Dike, A A ^a  

^a NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Oyan reservoir; Urinary schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749336056     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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