Eosinophilia and the Seroprevalence of Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis in Newly Arrived Pediatric Refugees: An Examination of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Screening Guidelines

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Dawson Hahn, Elizabeth E ^a   Greenberg, Sarah L M ^b   Domachowske, Joseph B ^c   Olson, Brad G ^c  

^a HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 77952289375     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.02.043     Document Type: Article

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