Worldwide epidemiology of liver hydatidosis including the Mediterranean area

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1425-1437

  Grosso, Giuseppe ^a   Gruttadauria, Salvatore ^b   Biondi, Antonio ^a   Marventano, Stefano ^a   Mistretta, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIVER HYDATID CYST; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SHEEP; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84859325129     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1425     Document Type: Review

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