Decreasing trends of ultrasonographic prevalence of cystic echinococcosis in a rural Greek area

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 307-309

  Varbobitis, I C ^a   Pappas, G ^b   Karageorgopoulos, D E ^a   Anagnostopoulos, I ^c   Falagas, M E ^a,d,e  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b Institute of Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina   (Greece)

^c General Prefectural Hospital of Trikala   (Greece)

^d HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; TREND STUDY;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CYSTS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GREECE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77952425584     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0858-6     Document Type: Article

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