Rapid diagnosis of schistosomiasis in Yemen using a simple questionnaire and urine reagent strips;Diagnostic rapide de la schistosomiase au Yémen à l'aide d'un questionnaire simple et de bandelettes urinaires réactives

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 242-249

  Bassiouny, H K ^a   Hasab, A A ^a   El Nimr, N A ^a   Al Shibani, L A ^b   Al Waleedi, A A ^c  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADEN   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSURIA; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE REAGENT STRIP TEST; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SELF REPORT; YEMEN;

EID: 84901322712     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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