Schistosomiasis among pregnant women in rural communities in Nigeria

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Salawu, Oyetunde T ^a,b   Odaibo, Alexander B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epidemiology survey; Nigeria; Pregnant women; Urogenital schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA;

EID: 84878653939     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.01.024     Document Type: Article

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