Ultrasound study of liver disease caused by Schistosoma mansoni in rural Zambian schoolchildren

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 390-397

  Strahan, Rodney ^a   Chiyesu, Kan Ombi ^c   Schneider Kolsky, Michal E ^b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Chitokoloki Mission Hospital Laboratory   (Zambia)

Author keywords

hepatobiliary imaging; paediatric imaging; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASOUND; WORM EGG; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84864992219     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02371.x     Document Type: Article

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