Urinary schistosomiasis among preschool children in a rural community near Abeokuta, Nigeria

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Ekpo, Uwem F ^a   Laja Deile, Akintunde ^a   Oluwole, Akinola S ^a   Sam Wobo, Sammy O ^a   Mafiana, Chiedu F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b National Planning Commission   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORM EGG;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 77954163801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-3-58     Document Type: Article

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