Prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium infection among inhabitants of Lowveld, Swaziland, an endemic area for the disease

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 337-342

  Chu, T B ^a   Liao, C W ^b   D'Lamini, P ^c   Chang, Peter W S ^b   Chiu, W T ^b   Du, W Y ^d   Fan, C K ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ministry of Health and Social Welfare   (Swaziland)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SWAZILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SWAZILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957654322     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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